Audition Quote by Mark Valley

Long time ago, I was going to be a New York cop, then got involved with this girl who was into acting, then got…

— Erik Estrada

I have been very lucky from the moment I went to my first audition, which was for 'CSI: New York,' and I got it.

— Louise Linton

When I auditioned with Anthony Minghella (The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency), I loved the audition process, although I hated him for it. Because…

— Jill Scott

Literally, my first audition after 'The Life Aquatic' was for the 'Criminal Minds' pilot.

— Matthew Gray Gubler

My first two roles in New York were menacing characters and I sort of got stuck with that.

— Joe Don Baker

There's not millions of dollars riding behind something - so I think a lot of people took chances on me and cast me in…

— Jessie Mueller

I've auditioned for normal characters. But I never get cast.

— Jared Harris

In my early days, I auditioned a lot. Mostly, I didn't get anywhere.

— Vanessa Redgrave

I was an extra on 'New York Undercover.' I played a person at a homeless shelter.

— Christopher Jackson

I had four years of auditions, and nothing happened, until Francis Ford Coppola took a shot on me ['Tetro' in 2009]. I hadn't done…

— Alden Ehrenreich

I wanted to be a New York City cop before I became an actor.

— Erik Estrada

When I first auditioned for 'Stranger Things,' I was just living in Chicago. Just looking for a job. Working at a restaurant, doing commercials…

— Joe Keery