This was followed up with: "I'm sick of seeing people whose reels aren't as good as mine getting work when I'm not!" I could feel the person's frustration and here's how I answered: http://www.thegreenlightcoach.com/blog/281-question-25/
Acting : Entertainment industry question 25: why doesn't talent count for anything? by Jessica Sitomer
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Yes, I'm not a fan of the "sour grapes" either. Instead of comparing oneself to others, I would ask them, "what are you doing to get yourself out there?" Most sour grapes are just hanging on the vine waiting to be picked which only makes them more sour... and so is the vicious cycle. Thanks for commenting, Jeffrey!
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I absolutely agree with you both. And one other thing...besides the bazillion other factors that go into casting, besides talent -- relationships, "look," height, whether you're a good match for someone already cast as your character's spouse, and on and on, ad nauseum -- a demo reel does NOT tell you what the other actor did IN THE ROOM. They may have been brilliant! Also, the "you" that goes into that audition room makes a huge difference. If you have a chip on your shoulder, it'll show. And if they have a choice between two comparable actors, all other things being equal, they'll pick the one they'd rather spend time on set with.
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I learned a long time ago that who gets the role is not always the most talented, but it's the person the production feels works best in the role at that time. I have often not gotten a role only to have the director (of the production that did not hire me) call some who needs a role filled for which I would be a good, if not the best choice for the role and bewen offered the part. I was once asked in an interview after landing a starring role in a series if there was anything I would like to say to which I replied, "I would like to thank all those who did not hire me so that I was available when this role came along." I meant it to be humorous, but I did mean it.
Brilliant, Scott. And your response did make me smile.:-)
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I'm glad and thanks for the connection. If you want to make a living as an actor, as I have done for...let's just say a lifetime, then you better have a sense of perpective, confidence in who you are and above all a sense of humor, not entitlement.
Thanks for accepting, and...hear, hear!:-)