Bryan Callen Quotes

It's weird that I've ended up playing so many real live people, because I was never any good at impersonations at school.

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.

When you go to an audition, don't hang on to it because no matter how well you feel it went or how badly, you just never know what the outcome is going to be.

The best players will play. That's the way it will always be.

When you get to that level, it's not a matter of talent anymore - because all the players are so talented - it's about preparation, about playing smart and making good decisions.

I don't know if you could take a whole 90 minutes and say that was the best game we ever played.

If you're good at it, you can win.

Some people work very closely with a director or a producer on something, and from the get go, they're collaborating. But typically, it's just go in for an audition, do the best you can, and if the phone rings a couple of days after the audition and you get the part, that's great.

This stupid celebrity thing is just a consequence of being good at what you do. I mean, no one would photograph David Beckham if he wasn't the best attacking midfielder in the country - much as I hate Man. U!

Meeting with the director is an audition.

For me, I love auditioning.

Meritocracy is a good thing. Whenever possibly, people should be judged based on their work and results, not superficial qualities.

I wouldn't succeed at musical theater.

A little secret about actors is that we never think we do a great job in auditions. We kind of just go in and do our work and leave sort of hoping for the best. It's an interesting dynamic - acting is such an interesting job. You never quite know how well you do.

I know that if I'd had to go and take an exam for acting, I wouldn't have got anywhere. You don't take exams for acting, you take your courage.

I still have to audition for most things.

I think, at the end of the day, if you're a good actor, then you're a good actor.

It's not communism, it's shouldn't be that everybody gets a try no matter how good or bad they are. It's our profession and our art, so we should eventually strive to be working with the best people.

I've always done pretty well in auditions. I just go in and give it my best shot.

The team with the best players wins.

In drama school, I entered a singing competition, which I ended up winning, which was great.

I know when an actor goes in to audition, if they don't get the part, it's not because they're a bad actor at all; it's because it's not quite the right fit.

The only thing that's required of an actor for an audition is to memorize your sides with confident choices, and then the rest is not up to you. You're either right for a part or you're not.

I got 'Aurangzeb' because I gave an audition and passed it.

I practise about three to four hours a day and I will play one night a week, or at the weekend in a competition.