The 1995 audition Edward Norton compared to the Nirvana demos: “It got hyped up”
He became an A-lister overnight.
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Jennifer Lopez’s pointless audition for a hit 1996 movie: “I had been practising for weeks”
She never had a chance.
The horrifying audition that traumatised Florence Pugh: “It was unacceptable treatment”
It changed everything.
Emily Blunt’s bizarre first audition for a movie: “Completely terrifying to me”
“Put my feet to the fire.”
The humiliating audition that changed everything for Maggie Gyllenhaal: “OK, fuck this!”
Nothing was good enough.
How Angelina Jolie’s worst audition led to her first-ever award: “He didn’t even care about me as an individual”
It worked out in her favour.
Michael Caine’s most embarrassing audition: “Automatically disqualified”
Caine held a bit of a grudge after this humbling audition.
The worst audition of Johnny Depp’s career: “I embarrassed myself to new heights”
Depp swore off auditioning completely after this debacle.