WHY MODELS SHOULD NEVER ATTEND CASTING SESSIONS

(A Case Study)

 

Models are pretty people with ripped abs and white teeth.

They just stand there and look good, like human props.

They have three modes: Smile, Pout and Deadpan*.

Demand any more acting at your own peril.

A couple of years ago I was shooting in Barcelona and needed 

to cast a young mother but couldn't find the right one.

We needed neither a mama nor a milf; just a regular young mom.

After a couple sessions failed to yield anything positive,

the casting director suggested I look at the talent

(and people think that military intelligence is an oxymoron)

from an earlier session for a different production,

as they had also been casting for young women who could fit

the profile I was looking for.

Amongst that lot I came across this gem, which I've kept

for obvious reasons. 

I have no words to describe what I experienced when she started 'acting';

I wouldn't do any justice to my emotions.

So, I'll write no more and let you watch.

* Except for Derek Zoolander who also has Blue Steel, which technically is a copyrighted pout. But he claims otherwise.