I have long struggled taking this decision. I was jumping between the following two options:
No! No! No! Don’t be bloody ridiculous. Are you insane? Don’t do it. He will think you are stupid. It’s just not done. You can’t do things like that. Do-no-do-it. No! Don’t!! You will be doomed forever and he will never ever want to hear from you again.
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OK. What have I got to lose? I don’t want to spend the rest of my life thinking: why did I not at least give it a try? What is the worst that can happen? That I don’t hear anything in return? Or that I get an angry letter from his agent telling me to bugger off, or saying “How dare you! Who do you think you are?”. Would that weigh up against the fact that I then don’t have to wonder about it the rest of my life?
Thoughts like these have played ping-pong in my head for a long time. I think the thing that eventually made me make my decision was the fact that all the people I have met the last couple of weeks, the very experienced producers (who are used to reading scripts) and the casting director: they all loved the script. It gave me confidence.
So last week I decided to risk it. I sat down, wrote a letter and posted it. Today I got the answer from his agent, and this is what it literally said – *he* would *love* to read the script. Shall I repeat that – *HE* WOULD *LOVE* TO READ THE SCRIPT! No I don’t quite believe it either.
Now *HE* is also a very busy man, so it surely won’t get any further than him reading the script. But bloody hell – *he* (the best actor in the world) is going to read my script!
(I won’t mention his name here, but people knowing me just a little, know who *he* is)
Oh and one more thing: there will 24 actors coming for audition tomorrow. 24!! I just checked a few of them and these are people that have been in things like Dr. Who and James Bond movies. I think I am going to pack my bag and run away now, this is becoming way too scary! Scaring the willies out of me this is!
You can do it girl!
Well I will give it my very best, and hope I don’t fuck it up :)
But that’s fabulous. And being pushed like that always brings out the best in you. I’m sure you’re up to it, and will end up loving it, despite (or because?) of the same anxieties that are keeping you awake now. It’s going to work, I know.
I’m speechless…WOW !!!!!
Woo hoo! Proper.
O my goodness, this is SOOOO great!! Lots of luck today.I know you will do fantastic ;o-))and I`m not prejudiced
Thanks all! And yes it is great and more than I could ever hope for. Just remember that “reading” it does not mean that he will play the part. But just the fact that it gets read by him is pretty unbelievable. And awesome. And groovy. And cool. And super-duper-funky!
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