So I was at an audition the other day. I won't name the casting director nor the project, but I will say that they were INCREDIBLY behind schedule. It was irritating at first, but I was entertaining myself by alternately texting, Twittering, and reading through a stack of Emmy magazines on the table, so it wasn't that big of a deal. However, though, it is really interesting to see how people handle this kind of thing. While we're all sitting there waiting to be called in, the poor assistant with his clipboard has the unenviable job of coming over to us and saying "Uh, I know you've been here for a while, but--" And that's all you hear/pay attention to because everyone starts groaning, and you know it's not good news anyway.
Anyway, while I'm reading an interview with Mitch Hurwitz and still kind of half-listening for my name perchance it be called ahead of time, I hear this girl say, "You know," with her lips all pursed - ugh, I wanted to smack her a little - "you know, this casting office is always slow, I haaaate coming here. It's such a waste of time."
You know what, chick, with your pursed lips and your knockoff bag and your two-month-old highlights? These underpaid people do not get blue ribbons at the end of their day for making our lives more difficult just for the heck of it. Just cool it.
But then, just as I'm judging this girl for her bitchy attitude, I remember one of my own low moments...
I was on a flight to Australia where we sat on the runway for four and a half hours. And at one point I actually yelled out, very loudly, into a quiet plane packed full of people, "Oh, please! Come on now! Let's go already!" And I know I know I know. That was so rude. But. The plane like, broke or something and then they brought us back to the gate but didn't let us off until they fixed it. And then they sent us back out and proceeded to put us on a runway that they weren't using or something inane like that, AND THEN FORGOT THAT WE WERE OUT THERE! We were waiting forever and once they realized their mistake we had to get back into the line of like 45 planes to take off again. Ugh.
But regardless of all of that, that girl with the bag and the lips should have been right there, right then, to smack me across the face and say "You spoiled little brat. Cool it."
So I guess my long-winded point is that we all get pushed to that point sometimes. And while what comes out isn't always pretty, we need to remember:
1. Don't shoot the messenger
2. Things happen and roll easy
and (my lesson today)
3. People who live in glass houses... shouldn't go into show business.
