Acting : Most Awkward Audition Moments by Marc Isaacs

I helped a writer/director friend out on his first feature buy doing some UPM work and for two days working as a second AD on a scene with a lot of extras. Skip ahead 18 months and I'm producing a TV series. One of the actors listed my friends film on her resume and in a "lead" role. Now this film was never finished so it would be very difficult for anyone to check it and her claim as being a lead. Imagine how awkward it was for her when I asked her about the film and then told her my connection to it. She was, in fact, an extra during the two days I was wrangling extras.

Once I was in an audition and I completely not connecting to the script. I thought it wasn't good writing, and I just couldn't get into it. I had thought about not going to the audition at all, but I felt it was my job as an actor to make it work, even if i couldn't connect. I felt if I didn't go, I would be failing at my job. So off I went, and I was reading against the actual writer of the piece. It reached the point where you just know this isn't going well, and in my nervousness I said, "So sorry but doing this script makes me feel like an idiot" Needless to say, I didn't get the job.

I wish more actors would be honest like during script readings, it makes the directors job a little easier.

Usually anything that is action related is pretty shitty. I've had them ask me to pretend to fire a gun, or duck for an incoming missile... that is always pretty miserable.

Few years ago when I wasn't really speaking English,I had an audition for guest staring role ,I was so nervous ...Since I am French I practice my American accent. The Casting director did not realize I was French so decided to start chatting with me ... I forgot my English ...I was not able to make two sentence in English .Know I am better but trust me...I was embarrass