Joseph David-Jones Quotes

There have been many times when I've auditioned and I've actually won a different role in the same film.

My first audition for 'The Magicians' came up in conversation with a close friend who, right then, handed me the first book.

There is an audition floating around somewhere that I did for 'Bates Motel.'

The first audition my manger sent me on was 'The Hunger Games,' and I got the role.

When I found out about the audition, I knew that I was going in for 'From Dusk Till Dawn,' but I actually didn't know that I was going to be reading with Robert Rodriguez.

I auditioned for 'Avatar' in Australia. It was a 'blind' audition. I didn't know what the movie was about and whom it was for.

I just auditioned for 'The Wire' like I just auditioned for any other job.

I fought my way into an audition on 'Ghost.'

My first audition was for a Dr. Pepper commercial.

I never mind going in for an audition for something.

I've done a couple of castings... I've done an audition for 'The Hobbit.'

'Cheers' was great. They paired me up with Shelley Long on this tiny bar set for the final audition. That was my first really big one, and we just clicked instantly - I still think I got the part because of Shelley.

My English teacher always gave me scripts for plays, but I was into sports. My friend said there were small parts I could go up for, but the director gave me the part of Mozart, which was kind of the lead role. From then on I just loved it.

The first time I was flown to L.A. for a screen test was an incredibly nerve-racking experience.

My very first audition was on the lot of Paramount, and I was put on tape and it was very nerve-racking. I think it was about 15 pages.

With acting, you might have a month of very intense work, but you've got a lot of downtime as well.

The only people who do plays in LA are people who can't get jobs in TV shows.

Stage is definitely my home first and foremost - I still feel like I'm yet to earn my stripes on set.

When I saw 'Legally Blonde' on Broadway, I rang my agent and said 'I want to be seen for this,' but the rest weren't big choices, really. 'Hedda Gabler' was a phone call offering it to me, and as I've said before quite embarrassingly, I didn't know the play, so I didn't sit there thinking 'I would now like to tackle Ibsen.'

My first speaking part was to read for John Forsythe for Bachelor Father. I was the lead, opposite him.

My very first audition was for 'Hot Girl #1' in some movie.

As an actor, when you go for auditions, there are certain roles that come along and you think, 'I really want that one,' and Prince Arthur was definitely one of those.

A casting director who'd cast me in 'Assassins' sent a video to Kevin Reynolds, the director, and Mel Gibson, whose company is producing '187.' Then I went in and auditioned, and a few hours later, they called me.

I got an agent and went up for the part of my first film, Five Gates to Hell.

I taped my original audition for 'Fargo' with my agency in Chicago, Stewart Talent.