Aaron Marcus drove 8.5 hours to a film callback and couldn't stop checking his phone after. He usually analyzes auditions then lets them go, but for high-stakes opportunities the anxiety sticks around. He says that's okay, even if holding on isn't ideal.
Here's another acting and modeling quick tip with me, Aaron Marcus. Look, I always stress in my workshops and private mentoring that I do, after an audition, sure, analyze it, think about it, and then let it go. And I just had an audition where I drove, oh, about 8.5 hours each way, paid for a hotel. It was a callback for a feature film. I really want this job. It's a really cool scene. There's some really interesting things going on in the scene, some things I've never done. And even though I preach, hey, don't think about— how can you not? How can you not think about it? You know, I'm checking my phone. I want to see if the agent calls to say whether I booked it, if I haven't booked it. And so, yeah, normally I would say let it go. But look, we're human. And if it's something that's special, something you really want, something that's important to you, it's okay. And I realize it's not great. It's not a great place to be. But once again, I have feelings and I really want to book this job. So anyhow, I just wanted to share this with you. Give yourself permission to sometimes hang on to things that you feel are important. And hey, look, if you've ever experienced anything like this and whether it stayed with you, whether you're able to drop Please share it here with others. You can also share it depending on where you're watching this. If it's on my facebook.com/howtomodel page, share it there. You can share it on my website if you would like. And by the way, if you're watching this on my Facebook page and you like it, please give it a like there. If you're watching this on YouTube, give it a thumbs up and feel free to share this information with other people. I mean, that's why I do it. To help spread the word about the industry and to give my personal insights from my experiences with others. I'm Aaron Marcus, and I look forward to talking with you again soon.
