>> You can only control what you can control.
You can't control whether you get cast in something, whether someone likes you.
You know, depending on the casting agent's day they're having, they might not like you
because you're too tall or too short or too black or too white or whatever it is, or too fat
or too thin or -- anything can -- it's a delicate environment.
So you can only control what you can control, which is being the most prepared,
being on time -- I know it sounds silly -- being on time, knowing your lines backwards.
So because you may not get that role but you can walk out of the room leaving an impression.
I always said when I left that room, I want them to --
especially when I was starting out like who is that kid, where is he from, what's he doing?
Let me look at his -- I want to make an impression.
I wanted to be the best.
I may not have been right for that role, but I'm not going to walk out of the room and say, wow,
that guy doesn't know how to act.
For me that's all I put my time in is training, training, training, training,
training so that if I didn't get the role, at least I was going to make an impression
so that person would think of me maybe for something else in the future.
So control the circumstances, what you can control, which is work hard, show up on time.
It's very basic stuff.
And also learn the industry.
Read about movies, read about television shows, read about executives,
read about development deals, read about everything.
Subscribe to Variety, Hollywood Reporter.
It's funny with actors.
They're like, I'm an actor but I don't watch television.
That's like being a stockbroker not paying attention to the market.
I wouldn't trust you.
You know? So -- so yeah.
Pay attention to the market.
It's important.