August 28, 2001
Book club guy. Pompous. Arrogant. Know-it-all. However you describe it, I can do it. And I thought I did it well.
So know I start to wonder. The day is coming to a close and there is
no call for me to report to work any time soon. I did not get the
part. What's going on? I was "performing" in my commercial
callback and didn't get that. Have I gone too far over the top to
ever come back? Have I become a sitcom parody of myself? Is the day
of the smarmy guy over? I thought it went well today, but maybe I'm
not actually pompous enough to pull it off without it looking like a "performance."
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That's another reason I dont' like commercial auditions: They undermine my confidence. If I can't get a stupid three-line part in a 30-second Circuit City commercial, how could I possibly land a role in a full-length television show? It's just not good for the psyche. I got a call from my agent today saying that Susan Vash (the casting director) had called him to say that my audition was fantastic, one of the bast she has ever seen. They just went with a pseudo-name actor for the part, but that my audition was great.
"Performing" my ass. Go to hell, Circuit City.