See, they were casting for 2 different things. One was the female lead. Now, there are many reasons why I'm not right for that. They wanted a TALL girl. The male lead is 6'5" so, we're talking tall. And, of course glamorous, gorgeous and all that. THAT is not me.
Then, they were casting "hairdressers". But, they even said that they are to have a lot of character in their face and look as if they've lived a rough life. THAT is not me.
So, the frustration comes because in Nashville that is always my problem. I'm not a supermodel, but I'm not very plain either. So, I am in this "in between" area reserved for people like Sandra Bullock. And, I have no chance of getting her roles. Ya know? I don't ever seem to get soccer mom roles either. ugh.
I will say that the Directors don't really know what they're looking for until they see it. I was cast in a music video at 28 years old, yet they were looking for a rough looking woman in her 40s. Once I auditioned for a black ex-prostitute. Sort of a modern day "woman at the well". The best part of that is the Director called to tell me that I was his choice, but the client really wanted the cast to be diverse, so I was too white!
I shouldn't complain too much. My agent has her work cut out for her. I'm a 30 something white female who seems to do a great haggard 40 something or black ex-prostitute.
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