Sep 24, 2026 · 32 min · 14 segments
What do casting directors actually think when you're auditioning? Are they judging you? Do they already know who they want? Do they only call in actors they know? In this episode of Casting Actors…
Jeff DreisbachHost
Okay, let's jump into it, shall we? Thank you for auditioning for detective number three.
Please stay in the line and a representative will explain why you weren't selected.
Wouldn't that be something? Press one if you would like feedback about your audition.
And when human beings don't know something important to them, we tend to fill in the blank.
another one I've heard over the years.
That's really interesting for me because I actually was an actor for more than 20 years.
which means I've had the peculiar experience of being suspicious of the people I eventually became.
The casting director is usually thinking about you considerably less personally than you think they are.
Okay, let's jump into it, shall we? Thank you for auditioning for detective number three.
Please stay in the line and a representative will explain why you weren't selected.
Wouldn't that be something? Press one if you would like feedback about your audition.
And when human beings don't know something important to them, we tend to fill in the blank.
another one I've heard over the years.
That's really interesting for me because I actually was an actor for more than 20 years.
which means I've had the peculiar experience of being suspicious of the people I eventually became.
The casting director is usually thinking about you considerably less personally than you think they are.
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