Jonathan Groff on Landing His Breakthrough Role in ‘Spring Awakening’
Groff looks back on the unexpected audition moment that helped casting see something in him.
Anne-Marie Johnson and Martin Gottlieb on ‘The Addiction of Hope’ and Telling an Honest Story About Actors | Interview
Johnson and Gottlieb talk about the origins of the film and what happens when acting starts to feel more like a hobby than a career.
Caroline Goodall on ‘Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead’ and the Audition That Landed Her ‘Hook’ | Interview
Goodall talks about playing the mysterious Baroness in ‘Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead’, including how the character really started to click once she stepped into the costume.
Interview: Safia Oakley-Green, Kit Young and Director Andrew Cumming on Their New Film, ‘Out of Darkness’
Cumming, Oakley-Green and Young, discuss the impact of filming on location in Scotland, the challenges of learning a new language and the unique audition process they went through for their roles.
Amanda Seyfried on Her ‘Mean Girls’ Screen Test: “My life turned in a day, in an hour”
Amanda Seyfried reveals that she was moments away from starting her first college class before she decided to take a gamble on Mean Girls.
Sarah Paulson Reflects on Her Big Break ‘Law & Order’ Audition
Sarah Paulson made her first major appearance on TV in Law & Order, but reflecting on that audition she reveals that she nearly blew it.
Gillian Anderson on Getting Cast in ‘The X-Files’: “I lied about my age on the first audition”
Gillian Anderson started filming when she was 24 years old, four years younger than the character). So how did she land the role?
How Jason Scott Lee Was Rejected and Then Cast as the Villain in Disney’s ‘Mulan’
Actor Jason Scott Lee explains that it took a meeting with Mulan director Niki Caro in New Zealand before he was finally cast.
Laura Harrier Recalls Her Audition for Spike Lee’s ‘BlackKklansman’
Laura Harrier at least expected that the audition would be standard procedure. As it turns out, it wasn’t normal in the slightest.
Patrick Stewart on Auditions and the Reason He Stopped Doing Stage Fights
Patrick Stewart talks about bad behavior by producers during auditions and shares a humorous story about why he is not a fan of stage fights.
Henry Cavill Remembers How an Audition for Patrick Stewart Gave Him “Strength Throughout” His Career
Henry Cavill reveals how he first met Patrick Stewart on a disastrous audition that nonetheless inspired him.
Sarah Chalke Remembers Her Audition for ‘Scrubs’: “I thought I was maybe dreaming when I got that phone call”
Actress Sarah Chalke explains how she at first didn’t take the audition for Scrubs too seriously — until she read the script.
Interview: Hemky Madera Talks ‘Queen of the South’, Auditioning and How Self-Tapes Are “Your Friends”
Hemky Madera talks about his role as Pote and tells a great story on booking the show. He also gives some fantastic advice on auditions and self-tapes!
Jonathan Banks on Auditioning for ‘Breaking Bad’ and the Importance of Listening as an Actor
Jonathan Banks explains that his casting on Breaking Bad was serendipitous after Bob Odenkirk couldn’t work on an episode because of scheduling conflicts.
Eddie Murphy: “I’ve had one audition. It was SNL.”
Eddie Murphy recalls how his audition went for Saturday Night Live — which, incidentally, was the only audition in his entire career.
Ruth Wilson on the Challenges of Auditioning Early in Her Career
Actress Ruth Wilson spoke about her early days as an actress and how much of a challenge auditions were for her.
Interview: Richard Kind on His New Film ‘Auggie’, Auditioning and Why Every Actor Should Do Theatre
Richard Kind talks about his role ‘Auggie’, his career, one of his worst auditions and his advice to actors!
New ‘Stranger Things’ Star Francesca Reale on Her Audition for the Show
Francesca Reale recalls when she found out that she was told that she had gotten cast on ‘Stranger Things’ and how she had to contain her excitement.
Dave Bautista on His Audition for ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ and What Casting Director Sarah Finn Told Him
Dave Bautista recounted that the audition for Drax in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ “terrified” him — surprising for the six-foot-six performer.
Christopher Meloni on His ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Audition: “We got control of the room”
Christopher Meloni recalls what he did during his unconventional screen test for the role on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.