Stephen Tobolowsky: The X Factor, Part 2

I said, “The waiting room’s gotten so hard.” Felicia, the head of casting, smiled sympathetically. “The nerves-or the folding chairs?” I laughed. “No. The years. The waiting room has become harder than the audition. I never know whom I’m going to see or what it’ll stir up. I am now carrying three huge memories from my life like giant rocks on my back. And I have brought them in here with me now—to you.”

Source: The Awl
Published: Aug 18, 2010
Length: 7 minutes (1,750 words)

Stephen Tobolowsky: The X Factor, Part 1

How to audition. “Message to young actors: When you first come to L.A. and you start to despair, remember the X-Factor. Hollywood is not like school. There is no syllabus and there are no grades-here you can succeed by complete failure.”

Source: The Awl
Published: Aug 2, 2010
Length: 16 minutes (4,021 words)