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title: "21 Asked Audition Quotes by 19 authors"
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> [I was asked if I'd audition for a part in a Broadway musical because the director just loved me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-macdonald/i-was-asked-if-i-d-audition-for-a-part-in-a-broadway-musical-because/)

[Amy Macdonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-macdonald/)

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> [Because I sleep with him he asked me to audition, you know?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helena-bonham-carter/because-i-sleep-with-him-he-asked-me-to-audition-you-know/)

[Helena Bonham Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helena-bonham-carter/)

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> [When I was 13, my mom checked me into a modeling agency. Then, out of nowhere, they asked me to audition for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kj-apa/when-i-was-13-my-mom-checked-me-into-a-modeling-agency-then-out-of/)

[KJ Apa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kj-apa/)

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> [In high school, I tried out for every sport there was. But none of them would have me. When I was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-morse/in-high-school-i-tried-out-for-every-sport-there-was-but-none-of-them/)

[David Morse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-morse/)

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> [In high school, I did some musicals, but I never took acting until college. I was studying opera, classical voice, and a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/forest-whitaker/in-high-school-i-did-some-musicals-but-i-never-took-acting-until/)

[Forest Whitaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/forest-whitaker/)

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> [I wasn't originally taking drama, but the drama teacher asked me to audition for Bye, Bye Birdie. I did and got the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-richardson/i-wasn-t-originally-taking-drama-but-the-drama-teacher-asked-me-to/)

[Kevin Richardson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-richardson/)

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> [I was studying in Pune when I was asked to audition for 'Navya' through a social networking site. Once I landed the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaheer-sheikh/i-was-studying-in-pune-when-i-was-asked-to-audition-for-navya-through/)

[Shaheer Sheikh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaheer-sheikh/)

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> [Then, in 2000, John Reid, Elton John's former manager, asked me to audition for the stage version of The Graduate he was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-hall/then-in-2000-john-reid-elton-john-s-former-manager-asked-me-to/)

[Jerry Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-hall/)

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> [I was asked to audition for the second season of 'Stranger Things.' I didn't want that level of exposure. I don't want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-tillman/i-was-asked-to-audition-for-the-second-season-of-stranger-things-i/)

[Josh Tillman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-tillman/)

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> [After studying art, I was a painter for a while and was asked to audition for a movie randomly. I hadn't thought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabriella-wilde/after-studying-art-i-was-a-painter-for-a-while-and-was-asked-to/)

[Gabriella Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabriella-wilde/)

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> [I think you can assume because our pool of Asian-Americans actresses or actors - men and women - is pretty small, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/i-think-you-can-assume-because-our-pool-of-asian-americans-actresses/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

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> [I was shooting for 'Maaya' when I got a call from John Abraham's office. They told me about the film and asked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harshvardhan-rane/i-was-shooting-for-maaya-when-i-got-a-call-from-john-abraham-s-office/)

[Harshvardhan Rane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harshvardhan-rane/)

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> [In high school I did some musicals, but I never took acting until college. I was studying opera, classical voice, and a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/forest-whitaker/in-high-school-i-did-some-musicals-but-i-never-took-acting-until-2/)

[Forest Whitaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/forest-whitaker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fa/forest-whitaker-3022_communication_in-high-school-i-did-some-musicals-but-i_922418.jpg)

> [A teacher asked me if I'd audition for a play, and I ended up playing the pirate Red Dog in a production…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-gehlfuss/a-teacher-asked-me-if-i-d-audition-for-a-play-and-i-ended-up-playing/)

[Nick Gehlfuss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-gehlfuss/)

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> [I grew up doing theater when I was very young - always enjoyed it. Studied it in college, got my degree in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/italia-ricci/i-grew-up-doing-theater-when-i-was-very-young-always-enjoyed-it/)

[Italia Ricci](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/italia-ricci/)

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> [I did the plays in middle school. I was cast as a gate in my fourth grade play, and every year I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucas-hedges/i-did-the-plays-in-middle-school-i-was-cast-as-a-gate-in-my-fourth/)

[Lucas Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucas-hedges/)

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> [I was on my way to law school when a friend of mine at an extras agency said, 'Do you want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/italia-ricci/i-was-on-my-way-to-law-school-when-a-friend-of-mine-at-an-extras/)

[Italia Ricci](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/italia-ricci/)

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> [The first few times I was asked to audition for the part of Angelica Schuyler in 'Hamilton,' I turned it down. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/renee-elise-goldsberry/the-first-few-times-i-was-asked-to-audition-for-the-part-of-angelica/)

[Renee Elise Goldsberry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/renee-elise-goldsberry/)

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> [My friend was interning at the Miss India office and asked me to go for an audition. I just wanted to clear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sobhita-dhulipala/my-friend-was-interning-at-the-miss-india-office-and-asked-me-to-go/)

[Sobhita Dhulipala](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sobhita-dhulipala/)

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> [A few years after I graduated, I was doing a play in Boston and was asked to audition for Christophe Durang's play,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shalita-grant/a-few-years-after-i-graduated-i-was-doing-a-play-in-boston-and-was/)

[Shalita Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shalita-grant/)

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> [I've wanted to be an actor since I was 6 years old. I was literally picked off the streets of Paris... while…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tanit-phoenix/i-ve-wanted-to-be-an-actor-since-i-was-6-years-old-i-was-literally/)

[Tanit Phoenix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tanit-phoenix/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/605/tanit-phoenix-47187_actor_i-ve-wanted-to-be-an-actor-since-i-was-6_3194711.jpg)

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