I always heard that Hollywood was a small town. I didn't get it at first; it seemed like I was always meeting new people and hearing new names and I was always greeted by a room full of strangers when I went in to auditions.
Well, my world is shrinking considerably. On Friday I went in to audition for a commercial: I had seen the CD the day before for a different commercial, she cast me in a commercial last year, I knew the casting assistant from before and I was competing against 3 other girls I knew from previous jobs. As I was leaving my agent's office I saw a guy from my acting class (which only has 20 students) and I saw him again at a commercial audition a couple of weeks ago. I have one friend that I KNOW will be at 90% of my auditions, because we've somehow been called into the same audition for 2 years now. Seriously?! Today I went in to a producer's session for a network drama and they had only 5 girls there to audition. Total.
As I was leaving, I saw one girl's headshot pinned to the wall. Yep, another girl I had worked with last year.
I see familiar faces everywhere. Staring back at me.
What are the odds? In an industry where hundreds of thousands of aspiring actors come and leave on a regular basis, how is it possible that I'm auditioning and working with such a small group of people?
I'm not complaining though. Fortunately I really like all of the people I work with. It's a good thing too; imagine if I didn't like them? My life would be very unhappy since I'd never stop seeing them.
*Cue the "It's a Small World" theme song*
It's kind of like when your mom gets a new car and then you start seeing that car everywhere. See with your eyes, that's sight. See with your mind, that's insight. You are bright and beautiful.
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