Auditions Quotes · Page 6

When the audition for 'Cats' came up, even though I'd been making pop records, it felt like something I was attracted to.

— Sarah Brightman

I love going into the room for auditions, but hate doing self-tapes more than anything.

— Aimee Lou Wood

I do love children, but I don't really talk about that in auditions.

— Emilie de Ravin

I grew up in Vancouver and my father drove me to every single one of my acting lessons, auditions, and jobs.

— Erica Cerra

Arsene Wenger asked me to have a trial with Arsenal when I was 17. I turned it down. Zlatan doesn't do auditions

— Zlatan Ibrahimovic

In England, theater auditions are gentler experiences. You sit down with the director and talk about the play.

— Tom Sturridge

My first audition was an open call and I had no picture and no resume - that's how clueless I was. I…

— Adepero Oduye

You know, an audition usually is you come in and read the scene and if you're lucky, you get to read it…

— Ewan McGregor

I once saw JLo's 'Behind the Music' special, and she said she may not get every role she auditions for but her…

— Denise Bidot

There were two auditions for 'The Social Network,' one with Aaron Sorkin and one with David Fincher. I was a nervous wreck.…

— Armie Hammer

I think, for most of us is that once you get to a certain place in your career you're not having to…

— Tavis Smiley

Most of the time, I get auditions for deaf characters where the scene has them communicating in really convoluted ways, like reading…

— Shoshannah Stern

I have to go through auditions, and my surname has got me into rooms, but I'll never know if it gets me…

— Oona Chaplin

I wanted to be a child actor so bad that every day I'd beg my parents if I could audition, but my…

— Zooey Deschanel

As actors we have these things that they call eco-casting, where you don't even go to an office and meet with a…

— Simone Missick

Athletes who take to the classroom naturally or are encouraged to focus on grades should be able to do well in the…

— Rebecca Lobo

The celebrity aspect is nothing short of ridiculous, and auditioning is brutal and dehumanizing. Every time I see a pretty young girl…

— Mara Wilson

I didn't want to audition the kids so much; I just wanted to talk to them because I like seeing how they…

— Denzel Washington

I came to Los Angeles and did auditions for television. I made a terrible mess of most of them and I was…

— Michael Fassbender

It's hard to maintain a sense of dignity in an audition. I have done so many auditions where I've put it out…

— Ben Stiller

I got some pilot scripts and auditioned for a couple other ones, too. It was just a standard audition, where I kept…

— Tim Kang

I started as a child, in this PBS series 'Voyage of the Mimi,' which led to driving down to New York for…

— Ben Affleck

The only recording studio was in Motown - it was called Tamla/Motown at that time and we used to audition there because…

— Diana Ross

When I first started acting I was about nine years old. I had never been to audition in my life and my…

— Alexander Ludwig

Every audition, I still get nervous. I still get sweaty palms. I don't think that ever goes away. You just get accustomed…

— Tanc Sade

I am now determined to do really weird parts but I think I overdo it in auditions so nobody really trusts me!

— Robert Pattinson

It's hard to do things like auditions, because you don't want to put weeks of work into just an audition.

— Morgan Saylor

Casting is very instinctual. I really like to meet people. To me, it's about their essence more than their audition.

— Francesca Gregorini

I got my Equity card from an audition out of Backstage. We did 'Guys and Dolls' and 'Kismet.'

— John C. McGinley

I've done auditions where the casting director is taking the paper out of my hand in the middle of reading.

— Kevin Hart

As for 'Supernatural,' I had seen many episodes and enjoyed the show before my audition.

— Julie McNiven

Great careers are getting easier to find and audition for, but harder to keep.

— Tucker Max

I loved eating and I did put on weight. I never actually felt fat until I started going for castings, for auditions.

— Archie Panjabi

I wish I knew that when I go in for an audition and I don't get the part, it actually doesn't have…

— Eliza Coupe

Now when I get auditions, I choose to believe that I am an amazing actor.

— Rachele Brooke Smith

Actors who say they don't watch TV are stupid. I was raised by TV! And it's how I research for auditions.

— Rebecca Mader

I was discovered on the Sony lot through an audition by Denzel Washington.

— Derek Luke

I never went on an audition - when they were really looking at everybody.

— Joan Chen

Notes are tricky in an audition, because I find, more often than not, my instinct is right.

— Lance Reddick

I can't emphasize the immediate panic that would set in when I had to audition. I can't believe I did it.

— Kurt Fuller