Keeping in mind it was the way I made my living for a good couple of years, after spending so much time on the other side of the table, I could never go back to the life of an auditioning actor. Why? Here’s a list of things we have said about the actors we’ve seen over the past few weeks. Keep in mind, these are the actors who have made it to the producer/director’s session…so they were already a winnowed group. 

• not funny. could never be funny.
• who thought that girl was pretty? bad choice. 
• 35? Has not aged well.
• We’d call her a meeskite
• too pretty
• terrible voice
• can’t we get a name for this part?
• he’s too much of a name for this part!
• Why aren’t we seeing any chubby girls for this?

So, for any of the people out there thinking that it’s about how well you do in an audition…after you pass a certain bar of competence in the room…these are the things that keep you from getting the job, or give you the job. 

But one day, the producers and director will be looking for exactly you. And that’s when it will happen.