Think back to your last audition. Close your eyes and really remember the moment you knew it was over, picked up your things, and walked out the door.
What thoughts came into your mind afterwards? Was it about the traffic you were soon to face on the way home? Or was it about how successful or unsuccessful you think you were in the room? Perhaps your mind immediately began to deconstruct the events in the room from arrival to departure.
I suggest that there are only three questions that help after an audition. And, when answered, it’s time to move on and let it go. Give them a try for a few auditions in a row and see for yourself.
1. What did I consider before I went into the room?
Imagine a pile of all the notes you have ever taken in acting classes, along with all the mental scribblings you’ve made over the years from watching actors you love—not to mention the countless observations of human beings in real life. How many of these notes and observations did you seriously, consciously consider before entering that last casting?
I’m not for a second suggesting that you take every single thing you’ve ever been taught into each audition, because, as you can read here, I believe there
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