With our Backstage Expert contributors spanning various areas of this business, they’ve worked with countless actors in their careers, so we knew they’d be the perfect group to ask the following question:
What are some qualities of successful working actors?
(And if you missed the last installment of this column, check out “What’s One Thing You Wish All Actors Knew?” see how to get your acting questions answered at the bottom of this article!)
Here are 14 Backstage Experts on the qualities of successful working actors:
Greg Apps, L.A.-based casting directorThey say the umpire in any sport has the best seat at the game, so it makes sense that as a casting director, I have the best seat in observing actors deliver auditions. Consistently successful actors deliver an audition character that is a work in progress—a draft of the character. Their goal is not to deliver a complete character, but an intriguing one; to deliver an audition with experimentation and flaws. Yes, flaws! It sparks our imagination. It fascinates us. I want to see that actor again. You may not get the part, but you sure are remembered for next time. Remember we are not testing your ability. We are testing your
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