The casting process is tough on actors. At any given time, there are considerably more actors than there are roles. For the biggest productions, thousands of actors could audition for the same role. This invariably means thousands of rejections for each role.
Thousands of creatives who gave it everything they had, only to be overlooked.
Actors need to adapt quickly to this incessant disappointment. A tough skin and a clear perspective are the only way they will survive such a competitive industry.
Casting rejection never leaves an actor. The biggest stars in the world continue to get rejected for roles.
In the U.K. many of these actors register with Spotlight – the home of casting since 1927. Casting professionals use Spotlight every day to cast roles in blockbuster movies, commercials, television shows, and much more.
In this video, well-known actors who were first cast through Spotlight, share their insight on how rejection makes them feel and how they handle it.