Actors always focus on the wrong thing. They’re constantly trying to impress me with details that aren’t important. And that’s true for clients as well as actors seeking representation.
This may shock you, but it would appear that every performer on the face of the planet has access to those precious breakdowns that are meant for my eyes only. I guess they pay for them under the table. This is 100 percent illegal, but then again, so is crossing at the red and when was the last time anyone you know got a jaywalking ticket?
Anyway, actors have this material and they always jump on every perceived bit of valuable information. For example, a client called me the other day because he “heard” about a movie set in L.A. with a character that was from Detroit. The actor explained he was from Detroit, too, so the casting director would definitely want to meet him. In return, I explained they were probably looking for the best actor and not just someone who was from Detroit.
Pop quiz: true or false? Last year, Ryan Gosling lost the lead in a film playing a cop who grew up in Florida because the studio discovered he was from Canada. (The answer is at the bottom of this column….)
Moving on,
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