Auditioning Advice for Actors!
You spent all weekend studying those sides, preparing for that audition. And then, when the day comes, you NAIL IT! You head home feeling great, certain you got the role. You tell your friends, you significant other, your mom (She’s been a longtime fan). You're feeling great! 2/
— Joseph Mallozzi
(@BaronDestructo) August 19, 2023
You’re shocked, angry, depressed. Perhaps this is the final straw and you’re considering throwing in the towel, giving up those dreams of stage and screen for that full-time position in the accounting department of your uncle’s wholesale-retail-import-export company. 4/
— Joseph Mallozzi
Maybe they brought something delightedly unexpected to their interpretation of the character. Or maybe, in some inexplicable way, they were a better fit for the role. And that doesn't mean you weren't great in your own way – just not what we were looking for at the time. 6/
— Joseph Mallozzi
Actress Ayisha Issa, who lost out on the part, nevertheless made such an impression that I ended up creating a role just for her, the character of Solara Shockley who appeared in the show's third season 8/
— Joseph Mallozzi
Because she was too good for the single line part. I told our casting director to tell her agent that we wanted to bring her back for a meatier role in the near future. And, a month later, I wrote that meaty role and I asked to see her again. 10/
— Joseph Mallozzi
My point is – It’s not you; it’s us. Or the other guy/gal.
THAT’s the case 90% of the time. The other 10% of the time, it IS you. So please try to avoid these auditioning faux pas… 12/
— Joseph Mallozzi
Don’t gesticulate wildly.
Nothing diffuses a performance faster than windmilling arms and frenetic hand gestures. On the other hand, nothing quite impresses like a composed, controlled delivery. As my old friend director @RealPDeLuise used to say: “Use the stillness.” 14/
— Joseph Mallozzi
Please, no funny accents.
Unless the role calls for one, or you are asked to do one on the day, please avoid the Clouseau-esque delivery – especially if you’re auditioning for the part of the extraterrestrial curator of some alien world. Trust me on this one. 16/
— Joseph Mallozzi
Fortunately, this isn’t a dealbreaker as the magic of make-up has come a long way and this can be undone. Witness this wizardry firsthand – as you undergo the process at approximately 4:00 a.m., every day you're on set, a good two hours before everyone else. 18/
— Joseph Mallozzi
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