Celebrity Auditions Gone Bad
By Fred Topel, Special to Hollywood.com
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Thursday, May 07, 2009
Bryan Cranston
"I was auditioning for a movie at Paramount. There was a male casting director. I don't remember his name. I was 21 at the time. The character in that movie, it said, was a cocky, self-centered, egotistical brat. I remember wearing cowboy boots and jeans, an open loose shirt. The story took place in Texas or something like that, so I thought, 'I'm going to go in there and be just this guy.' So I walked in like this and he stands up, holds out his hand and I go, psh. I just scoff. I sat down, kicked my boots up onto his desk and sat and just kind of looked at him like that. He sat down, he looked at my boots and said, 'Get your boots off of my desk.' And I went, 'Oh s--t.' Then I went psh. I just scoffed at him again and he goes, 'GET YOUR BOOTS OFF MY DESK.' And I just thought, it's over, and I just took the boots, sat up a little bit. He's looking at me with venom. 'I tried something. Didn't work. I'm sorry,' and said, 'Wouldn't really matter if I read now, would it?' And he goes, 'No.' I got up and walked out. The one thing, even though he hated it and it didn't work, I bet he tells that story. I bet if he were asked, 'What is some stupid thing actors do?' 'One actor came in …' — but I would do it again."
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