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title: "2 Auditioning Quotes By Carrie Preston"
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> [Auditioning is so different than doing the work in some ways. It's very much about solving the scene, I think, and coming in with a strong take, but not having it set in stone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-preston/auditioning-is-so-different-than-doing-the-work-in-some-ways-it-s/)

[Carrie Preston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-preston/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8b/carrie-preston-12501_actor_auditioning-is-so-different-than-doing-t_234426.png)

> [When you're auditioning, hold on loosely. Work hard on it at home, like you always do. But when you're in the room, let a choice happen to you rather than forcing a choice that's not ready to come. You'll surprise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-preston/when-you-re-auditioning-hold-on-loosely-work-hard-on-it-at-home-like/)

[Carrie Preston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-preston/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf7/carrie-preston-12501_auditioning_when-you-re-auditioning-hold-on-loosely_2158283.png)

## More by Carrie Preston

> [Everyone thinks they went to high school with me. I take it as a compliment that I look different in every role.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-preston/everyone-thinks-they-went-to-high-school-with-me-i-take-it-as-a/)

[Carrie Preston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-preston/)

> [By the time I was twelve, I had started my own theater company and was doing plays in the backyard and the front yard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-preston/by-the-time-i-was-twelve-i-had-started-my-own-theater-company-and-was/)

[Carrie Preston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-preston/)

> [Auditioning is so different than doing the work in some ways. It's very much about solving the scene, I think, and coming in with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-preston/auditioning-is-so-different-than-doing-the-work-in-some-ways-it-s/)

[Carrie Preston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-preston/)

> [I got my first big paycheck for 'My Best Friend's Wedding.' This was in the days when you actually did get paid to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-preston/i-got-my-first-big-paycheck-for-my-best-friend-s-wedding-this-was-in/)

[Carrie Preston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-preston/)

> [I have a great amount of respect for what a manicurist does - now, when I go and get my own nails done at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-preston/i-have-a-great-amount-of-respect-for-what-a-manicurist-does-now-when/)

[Carrie Preston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-preston/)

> [I have a recurring role on 'Person of Interest,' which is my husband's show. I play the love of his life. It was really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-preston/i-have-a-recurring-role-on-person-of-interest-which-is-my-husband-s/)

[Carrie Preston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-preston/)

> [I really like to play these complicated characters, and I really like to transform.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-preston/i-really-like-to-play-these-complicated-characters-and-i-really-like/)

[Carrie Preston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-preston/)

> [Neutrogena Ultra Sheer sunscreen makes me feel like I'm getting supersonic protection because I am so, so pale and need all the help I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-preston/neutrogena-ultra-sheer-sunscreen-makes-me-feel-like-i-m-getting/)

[Carrie Preston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-preston/)

> [I owe so much to Shakespeare. Nothing is more humbling and more exhilarating than taking ahold of those sacred words and riding them like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-preston/i-owe-so-much-to-shakespeare-nothing-is-more-humbling-and-more/)

[Carrie Preston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-preston/)

> [I do like to get inspired by and support any female leads.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-preston/i-do-like-to-get-inspired-by-and-support-any-female-leads/)

[Carrie Preston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-preston/)

> [I'm a character actor and I get lost in these characters, so I think it's only recently that people have begun to connect dots…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-preston/i-m-a-character-actor-and-i-get-lost-in-these-characters-so-i-think/)

[Carrie Preston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-preston/)

> [What I like to do as an actor is transform. It's way more fun to play characters who are completely different than me. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-preston/what-i-like-to-do-as-an-actor-is-transform-it-s-way-more-fun-to-play/)

[Carrie Preston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-preston/)

> [I think that in order for anything to work on television, you have to have conflict. Nothing can be too happy or it's boring.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-preston/i-think-that-in-order-for-anything-to-work-on-television-you-have-to/)

[Carrie Preston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-preston/)

> [Getting or not getting the job isn't an indicator of your abilities. You're going to get jobs when you think you sucked, and you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-preston/getting-or-not-getting-the-job-isn-t-an-indicator-of-your-abilities/)

[Carrie Preston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-preston/)

> [I tend to play every color in the Southern rainbow, and the challenge is to make each character different so I'm not doing any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-preston/i-tend-to-play-every-color-in-the-southern-rainbow-and-the-challenge/)

[Carrie Preston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-preston/)

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