Sometimes, you just have to take a chance.
A few weeks ago, I auditioned for a comedy pilot. I won't say the name, but I had to drive to Boston on a Sunday, and just go for it. Let me tell you, I was nervous. I wasn't sure what exactly to do. Because I live 2 hours from Boston, my first thought was "wow, that's 2 hours down and 2 hours back; that's a 4 hour drive round-trip and it isn't even a sure thing." But then that voice was drowned out by a much louder voice, saying "if you sit and wonder about chances, then you'll always be stuck wondering." So, I decided to go for it.
The whole drive down, I was stressing out something fierce. I have always had notorious nerves before auditions, and it's cost me some roles. But this time, I decided, I just wouldn't care. I would just relax and have fun. I remember a bit of advice I received from an acting teacher in college: "when you audition, just have fun because for those brief moments, you are the character. So enjoy it."
When I got there, I auditioned, and started to cut loose a bit; not as much as I wanted to, but I felt much more relaxed when I left, far different from how I normally feel, which ranges from "man I could've done better," to "f*ck." Then I went to another audition for a company that does horror and thriller stuff, where I just didn't care. I went balls to the wall crazy, was relaxed, and just generally put it all on the line; I was having fun.
I was offered a callback from the pilot and I'm going to be working with the horror/thriller company later this month.
The moral of this story: take chances, and have fun.
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