Quotes About Audition

I wasn't allowed to audition for anything professionally until I was - I guess I cheated a little bit and started when I was in college, but I graduated! Barely.

I was involved with my theater program in high school, and I was involved in a festival where I could audition for a lot of different schools.

If I had a project that I had auditioned for and I was getting close to getting it, I didn't want to tell anybody because I thought then I wouldn't get it, but in reality that really had no bearing on whether or not I got a part.

When I got the audition for 'Big Little Lies,' I knew this project was going to be different than anything I'd ever done. That didn't change the way I approached the role.

Both my parents were educators, so interviews and college applications and shaking hands and looking people in the eye and feeling confident and knowing what you can bring to any project or audition - I've known about these things my entire life.

'Dawson's Creek' was my introduction to the industry. It put some money in my pocket and it put me in the position I wanted to be in, where I could audition for projects that I wanted to be a part of. I didn't find it creatively fulfilling in any way though.

As movies and TV projects come up, they go out to the agents, and we just go out and audition for them.

I went to a performing arts school. I went to an audition for a musical, 'Les Miserables,' in the West End, and I got in, and my parents were like, 'Oh, you can sing?' So I kind of started singing properly when I was, like, seven.

Athletes who take to the classroom naturally or are encouraged to focus on grades should be able to do well in the classroom. I believe the reason you go to college is to get your degree. It's not a minor league or an audition for the pros.

I auditioned for my first show in Delhi and got through. There's no fancy story around it, sadly.

When I went to the 'Rush' audition, I was blown away by the script. I thought it was fantastic.

I taped my original audition for 'Fargo' with my agency in Chicago, Stewart Talent.

I thought I might get a part as a farmer. I knew about the books but I hadn't read them. A few weeks later, an actor whispered in my ear, 'It sounds like you're in line for James Herriot.' I read every book in about 48 hours.

It makes me believe in fate. In most cases, the readings where I've been really bad have usually been the ones where I got the part.

A bad audition is usually the director's fault, not the actor's. It's up to the director to get the atmosphere right to get the best out of your auditionees.

'The Walking Dead' was my favorite show before I even auditioned for it. That's every actor's dream, to be on a show that they're a fan of. It's just dark, and as a comedian, I'm drawn to dark things.

I've learnt that there's acting for film, acting for theatre, and acting for an audition.

I was filming 'Father Brown' when my agent told me about the audition. As soon as I heard the words 'Line of Duty,' I was so excited.

If David Lynch wants me to audition I will do it. But a young filmmaker, no. I won't.

I want to work with amazing filmmakers and tell important stories, and if I have to audition to do that, I will.

I was in the final running for the Zac Efron role in 'High School Musical.'

I never really decided to be an actress, but I got an agent, was called back on every show I auditioned for, and finally decided I was meant to be an actress.

There's only so much you can do of trying, finding yourself very close to getting a part and then not getting it.

The best piece of life advice I've ever been given is to not take every no to heart - especially with my Little Fires Everywhere audition story.