It’s commonplace for actors to go on late-night talk shows to promote their latest project: a movie, a TV show, a theatre production. While those short chats often cover an actor’s success, Seth Meyers wanted to know about the more embarrassing moments.
“Every actor, no matter how successful they are, now every one of them has had terrible auditions,” said Late Night host Meyers.
In the compilation video above, Tony nominee Patrick Stewart, Tony winner Bryan Cranston, Cobie Smulders, and Christopher Meloni share their “true“ thoughts on the audition process—from tips and tricks to horrible audition stories, from memories of their first commercial to their first screen test.
“Well, first of all, bring the right script,” Stewart said with a laugh. “I’ve made that mistake.”
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