Along the way, I've worked as a waitress, I've done phone surveys, and worked as a receptionist, and for the last twenty… — Debra Dean Copy Share Image
I was terrified of graduating college and not knowing what I was going to do. I saw the auditions for Idol and… — Carrie Underwood Copy Share Image
It's interesting - years ago, I had such bad stage fright during musical theater auditions that I just gave up. And now… — Tom Lenk Copy Share Image
When I was little, I was very loud and loved performing in front of people. I was fearless. When I hit puberty,… — Brianna Brown Copy Share Image
Auditions are hard. You should see what most of the women look like when I audition for things - they look like… — Mayim Bialik Copy Share Image
When I was 8, my dad asked me if I wanted to audition, just for fun. I did just a little short… — Kodi Smit-McPhee Copy Share Image
When I auditioned with Anthony Minghella (The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency), I loved the audition process, although I hated him for… — Jill Scott Copy Share Image
There are no shortcuts, and you can't wing your way through real hard work. I learned the hard way by not taking… — Rick Hoffman Copy Share Image
Ask questions. Listen. Be quiet. Be willing to make a fool of yourself. Be willing to be completely exposed and to give… — Bill Oberst Jr Copy Share Image
People get TV deals by doing something in their grandmother's basement. It is definitely the wave. Everybody is trying to do all… — Zach Galifianakis Copy Share Image
In my last year of drama school, I was Abigail in 'The Crucible' and Nina in 'The Seagull,' and I did some… — Kimberley Nixon Copy Share Image
'Sparkle' fell into my lap. I had heard a little bit about it, that it was being redone in early 2011. I… — Jordin Sparks Copy Share Image
I had agents in Australia; I just never had any auditions. And if you can't audition, then you can't work. I studied… — Danielle Macdonald Copy Share Image
Marg Helgenberger and I were waitresses in the same restaurant in Evanston, Illinois. I'm happy to say that that restaurant has since… — Virginia Madsen Copy Share Image
It wasn't exactly a cattle call. I had an agent, and they were seeing people for the parts, so my agent said,… — Brent Spiner Copy Share Image
There are challenges in life, and it was a great challenge to have [became a member of Judas Preist]. The situation I… — Richie Faulkner Copy Share Image
I was so focused at 21, maybe to my own detriment because I didn't allow myself to have fun. I was constantly… — Jayma Mays Copy Share Image
You go on a million auditions anyway as an actor, and one out of a hundred, you get. It's a hard life,… — Morena Baccarin Copy Share Image
I can see my ghost trying to get that Academy Award, forever stuck in a casting office. Can you imagine? I've spent… — Rachael Taylor Copy Share Image
Investment banks started recruiting at Harvard back in the day, and they'd fly me down to New York City and I was… — Dean Norris Copy Share Image
The DC 9/11: Time of Crisis film was hard to get the part; I had to audition three times. It was very… — Timothy Bottoms Copy Share Image
I always say leave things at the door. Whether it's at your audition or at your house, leave the problems of the… — Jenna Ushkowitz Copy Share Image
I feel like every time I walk into the audition room, they can tell if you're faking it and if your heart's… — Jennifer Damiano Copy Share Image
So many actors are lively-minded, creative people who just tread water in this awful way, waiting for the phone to ring and… — Nina Conti Copy Share Image
I would love to [do theater], but there are go-to girls for theater. I am learning that, upon moving to New York… — Jeff Daniels Copy Share Image
I was thrown in the deep end at 18 when I got cast in a movie that I didn't audition for. The… — Teresa Palmer Copy Share Image
I went to the audition for a laugh and got the part for the way I walked down the corridor. There's no… — Ray Winstone Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, I didn't do plays in downtown Boston, and my parents weren't putting me in auditions. They never… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
You start at a young age, going on auditions, and you think you did a good job and expect to get that… — Michael B. Jordan Copy Share Image
If you want proof that 'Catfish' was real, just put me in an audition room and watch me fall apart. I can't… — Nev Schulman Copy Share Image
On the day of the audition for 'Sullivan and Son,' I had three other auditions all around Los Angeles. It was so… — Valerie Azlynn Copy Share Image
In general, the auditions I go up for are very sparse, I guess because of my ethnicity. And the characters are very… — Katie Leung Copy Share Image
It just so happens that when I was, like, 19 or 20, I got a couple of auditions and got a couple… — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
I can think of a handful of auditions where the director has literally said, "That is the opposite of what I think."… — Henry Lloyd-Hughes Copy Share Image
I was trained at a conservatory school, and they usher you into the business by giving you a showcase. I was so… — Abby Brammell Copy Share Image
I remind myself: I am the best. I have the best. And I deserve the best. This is one of my personal… — Allison Holker Copy Share Image
I didn't really know what I wanted to do, and then I got this call from a casting director in Los Angeles.… — Scott Speedman Copy Share Image
I loved the domesticity of my life as a struggling actor. When I wasn't going to auditions, I could do things like… — Jenna Fischer Copy Share Image
People will go into an audition and a casting situation, and they'll see someone across the room that's perhaps slightly famous, or… — Missi Pyle Copy Share Image
The reality of our business is that for every actor who's rolled up his tent and given up and gone home, the… — Scott Bakula Copy Share Image
![“Marg Helgenberger and I were waitresses in the same restaurant in Evanston, Illinois. I'm happy to say that that restaurant has since been torn down. [...] We both had an audition for ABC soaps - different soaps, but we auditioned at the same time, and she got the part and went off to New York…” quote by Virginia Madsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5df/virginia-madsen-15844_auditions_marg-helgenberger-and-i-were-waitresses_2267177.png)
![“There are challenges in life, and it was a great challenge to have [became a member of Judas Preist]. The situation I was getting into, I knew what it stood for to me and to millions of people around the world. You get an opportunity like that, a chance to audition, you've got to do it. It worked…” quote by Richie Faulkner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35b/richie-faulkner-55462_around-the-world_there-are-challenges-in-life-and-it-was_1666554.jpg)
![“I would love to [do theater], but there are go-to girls for theater. I am learning that, upon moving to New York and inquiring. There are go-to girls that will get the role any day of the week. It's true. Some people won't even let me audition.” quote by Jeff Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/462/jeff-daniels-12465_audition_i-would-love-to-do-theater-but-there-are_2074953.png)
