Lance Reddick Quotes

Whenever I start to really think about what I'm playing, I may play it better musically, but the feeling isn't there.

I'm just terrible at auditions. I don't know how anyone does it.

I get to the theatre in plenty of time; I prepare my shoes in advance; I eat and drink the right things at the right time. The rest you have to leave to luck!

I really actually enjoy auditioning.

For me, I love auditioning.

I really do not like auditioning... it's hard because you never know what you're going to walk into in a room.

Whenever you go into an audition, you have to be as prepared as possible.

When they are performing in front of the public, they ought to have a sensation that's relatively easy, if the technical and the interpretive work was done before.

Playing live is such a total visceral experience, and really, as a musician, you're trained from the beginning to be a live performer.

When facing symphonic orchestras which have played some works five thousands times, you have nothing to do.

Musical auditions are always the worst because you have to sing and act, and that's so stressful.

I am always nervous when I'm auditioning for a part I really want.

I think one of the mistakes actors make is we're so focused on what we're going to say.

You don't really know a song until you play it live.

Music is extremely intuitive, which acting too in a different way.

I love auditioning. Since 'The Notebook' and 'Wedding Crashers,' I don't have to audition anymore, and I miss it. You get to show your interpretation of the character. I get nervous when I don't audition. What if they hate what I want to do?

It's a constant challenge to get your arrangement and musical expression across to a new audience, especially when you're playing live every night like we are.

When you go on an audition it's very frightening.

As long as I can sing halfway decent, I'd rather sing than act. There's nothing like being in good voice, feeling good, having good numbers to do and having a fine orchestra.

When I tested for Billy Budd, I had that kind of confidence that comes with the certainty that you're not going to get something. I was very rough around the edges.

In films, I didn't crave the type of attention I had sort of stumbled into in my music career. And I do not audition well. I'm really not good at it. Early on, I did movies like 'Alpha Dog' and 'Black Snake Moan' because the directors didn't ask me to audition.

The conductor has the advantage of not seeing the audience.

I do read music, but I prefer playing from the heart.

I never used to want rehearsals, because I was like, 'Oh, no. I'm more spontaneous. I'm a natural. I'm a one-take person.' But that was because I didn't have any training. I was going off instinct.

I personally don't like to rehearse so much. I really sort of trust my instinct.