Tips for Making a Good First Impression in Show Business
the office – tripped and fell flat on her beautiful face.
Diane’s world went black, but months of training came to the rescue. She showed such poise and quick judgment in making neither too much nor too little of the incident that the director had her read immediately for the part when she left his office, the role was hers. The accidental fall itself turned out to be unimportant; what counted was the director’s first impression of her professional poise.
To be as unshakably poised as this young actress is much more a matter of sound technique than of serene temperament.
Don’t be fooled by the casual manner of a casting director. You may be sure he’s studying you: looking you over, like a piece of merchandise. He’s no window-shopper, either. When he looks, it’s because he wants to buy.
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