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Actors: First impressions are lasting impressions.
In show business, the first impression can sometimes be the last impression. Producers, directors and casting directors are busy people. The deciding factor in giving an unknown (or even an experienced actor whose opportunities have been limited) a chance to read for a part is often based on first impressions.
It's up to you to know how to handle yourself during an interview: how to be at ease, and how to be well poised. How to sell yourself; how not to oversell yourself.
Diane Brewster, who rose from television commercials to Glenn Ford's leading lady in Torpedo Run, a picture with an otherwise all-male cast, worked for weeks to make the right impression when she got her first important interview.
At the appointed time, she stepped buoyantly into 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 - or for that matter - a potential boss or employer. You may be sure he's studying you: looking you over, like a piece of merchandise. He's no window-shopper, either. When they look, it's because they want to buy.
From: "How to Act"
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