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 should an actor NEVER do in an audition room?
(And if you missed the last installment of this column, check out “What’s the Best Advice an Actor Has Given You?” and see how to get your acting questions answered at the bottom of this article!)
Now, before you audition for that next big role, keep in mind these things you should never, ever do from 14 of our Backstage Experts.
Paul Barry, L.A.-based Australian acting teacher An actor I know from Australia once told me that a casting director said he “wasn’t angry enough,” so mid-scene he put his foot through the wall and said, “Is that angry enough for you?” He didn’t get the job, but films with him starring have since grossed around $4 billion.
Another Aussie friend said that when Oliver Stone gave him a similar direction in an audition he slammed his fists on the coffee table and performed the scene inches from Stone’s face. He still hasn’t been in a Stone film, but then lead roles in blockbusters, and
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