Patrick J. Adams Quotes

There's acting, and then there's auditioning; mastering auditioning is sort of the first thing an actor really needs to nail down when he or she wants to get a part.

As much as I hate auditioning - it's so hard and awkward - it's way better to walk out of that room and win a role because of what you did.

Instead of being on teams at school, I was preparing for auditions.

Young actors ask me for advice. They say, 'Should I get an agent?' I tell them, 'Don't worry about that. Act, act, act. Get into that production of 'The Three Sisters' in a church basement. Consider every audition a chance to act, even if it's just for three minutes. Just do it whenever and wherever you can.'

Acting takes a lot of practice, but so does auditioning.

I actually love auditioning because I usually don't get the part. I've tested with Daniel Day-Lewis, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Tom Cruise. So I've gotten to that point, and I understand when I don't get it. There are a lot of very talented people out there.

At the end of the day, if you can't say a line right, it does not matter who your contacts are.

It's very good for me to remember what actors go through.

Working with actors is something I've never done before. I find it tremendous. It's hard work.

My auditions for drama school were miserable, but one thing I had on my side, although I had no experience or skill or training, was that I wanted to learn everything.

It was a lot of auditions and tapings and stuff like that.

For me, I love auditioning.

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

The truth is, you don't ever decide on a role, not when you first begin. You audition for the role, and you're lucky to get it.

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

Do as much theatre as you can while you're at school.

If I see an audition for a show or a movie, I'll send a tape in. I attack it. The whole time, I'm booking comedy, so no matter what, I always got that coming in. I'm always working on my craft.

I never mind going in for an audition for something.

When preparing for auditions, I have no rituals. I just try to be as prepared as possible.

I don't mind auditioning. Sometimes, I think it's necessary.

I never talk about auditions. Even if I've got the role, I won't tell people until we're literally filming it.

I'm good at cold reading; I've made a living doing this, and most of the time I do audition, but it's very tough. It's a very uncomfortable, awkward process. You never get used to it, really.

When you get to the point where you know the material so well and you know the character so well that you can just sort of play off of whoever your reader is - that's the best feeling at an audition.

Once you've gotten the job, there's nothing to it. If you're an actor, you're an actor. Doing it is not the hard part. The hard part is getting to do it.

I try and get out there and audition as much as possible.