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I quite like this:

http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-act ... -get-part/

I think it does help to remind oneself of this every now and again!

I liked it too. It left one out though - Your not an A list actor! Or maybe it could work the other way?

Wonderful article, saw it on twitter!!
Left another one out too though .. No 28 ' your not related to someone famous ''

Oh what a cynic Ive become!!

JTBmum wrote:I liked it too. It left one out though - Your not an A list actor! Or maybe it could work the other way?

you haven't had a previous major role, and although we have called an open audition, we actually already have an experienced 'name' in mind.

i know we called you in, but we're actually planning to give most of the roles to another agency's clients

we're actually planning to cast someone form birmingham/italy/america, but we just thought we'd keep our options open

since you auditioned, we've decided we only want to cast someone from birmingham/italy/america - heaven forbid we could have made that decision before we saw 200 London-based actors

you have no relatives in the business (they don't have to be famous - i know a daughter of the film company's accountant who got a nice little cameo)

mathsmum wrote:

JTBmum wrote:I liked it too. It left one out though - Your not an A list actor! Or maybe it could work the other way?

you haven't had a previous major role, and although we have called an open audition, we actually already have an experienced 'name' in mind.

i know we called you in, but we're actually planning to give most of the roles to another agency's clients

we're actually planning to cast someone form birmingham/italy/america, but we just thought we'd keep our options open

since you auditioned, we've decided we only want to cast someone from birmingham/italy/america - heaven forbid we could have made that decision before we saw 200 London-based actors

you have no relatives in the business (they don't have to be famous - i know a daughter of the film company's accountant who got a nice little cameo)

so true on all levels !!

Thnaks for posting pg. I rather enjoyed this. It puts it all in perspective.

Quote by a very experienced American Casting Director currently based in Prague:

Reason why you got the part - "You look like the Director`s mum"

Reason why you didnt get the part - "You look like the Director`s mum"

Struck a chord with me somewhere....

loves then all and ohhhh so true !!!!

Thank you SO much for this thread which really cheers me up.........and borne out last night at an audition with dd, invited by the CD...why?? Dd was a head taller than the rest and did not fit the brief... had I known we could stay home, we are not frail and waif-like...no, like most there, were are blonde with a capitol B and the callback was for a miniature brunette....still, had a nice coffee...