Life Quote by Harry Hadden-Paton

My mum sent me to an open audition for 'Notes On A Scandal' so I could see quite how many other girls wanted to…

— Juno Temple

'Hedwig' was the first audition my agent ever sent me on. I still have the slip of paper where I wrote down the appointment.…

— Miriam Shor

So I told my mum that I'd opened a theatre. She said, "Are you having me on?" I said, "Well I'll give you an…

— Tim Vine

When I saw 'Legally Blonde' on Broadway, I rang my agent and said 'I want to be seen for this,' but the rest weren't…

— Sheridan Smith

I was working as a cocktail waitress in a heavy metal bar. Then, my manager said I should try some acting, which led to…

— Britta Phillips

A friend told me about the casting notice for 'Queer Eye.' I was in Chicago and I had a contract with 'Esquire' magazine, so…

— Ted Allen

I was on my way to law school when a friend of mine at an extras agency said, 'Do you want to come to…

— Italia Ricci

I remember going to the audition for 'Corrie.' I wasn't an actor - what they're often looking for in these rooms is a character,…

— Joe Gilgun

I knew I wanted to get into acting and my parents were fine with that. My brother, thankfully, became a barrister so I went…

— Nigel Havers

I had a role in 'Crossroads' when I was about 21, and then I went on to perform in 'Small Change' and then 'Piaf'…

— Luke Evans

[On an actor who'd broken her leg in London:] Oh, how terrible. She must have done it sliding down a barrister.

— Dorothy Parker

After my audition for 'Bridgerton,' I put it out there to the universe, and I bought the book. I was like, 'Right. If I…

— Claudia Jessie