When I worked in casting I met great people. I also met not great people. Not to say they weren’t nice or that they weren’t good people. They just weren’t great.
Some people would walk into the room and immediately not only shake my hand, but also drum up a conversation with me. From the second they walked in the door the oozed of kindness and friendliness. I actually believed that they wanted to be my friend, me, the lowly casting associate. Other people only said hi and sat down and re-read their lines. They didn’t speak to me unless they were asking me to get them something. Not bad people at all. They were just busy.
Guess who got on my good side and I fought for?
You’d be surprised how many times my lowly opinion meant something. If I didn’t like someone, sometimes the casting director would listen to me. Now, I did work on a major motion picture, so my opinion didn’t matter on the lead roles so much, but it definitely did on the minor roles.
So, next time you go into an audition, remember the little people. No one knows that you’re a great person unless you show them. That will significantly help your chances of getting any role.
Remember, they’re not just hiring you. They’re hiring a potential friend that they’d want to work with.
