Casting director Jami Rudofsky has one word of advice for the auditioning actor: relax. "Don't be nervous," she says with a laugh. "I'm a totally regular person. I'm there to help you get the job." Rudofsky can also empathize with the jittery performers sitting across from her: She was once an aspiring actor, studying theatre at UCLA. "About halfway through, I realized that it wasn't the path I wanted to take," she says. "I didn't like auditioning. I knew I wasn't going to be successful as an actress, but I really loved acting, so I wanted to find something that was like it." An internship with CD Vicki Rosenberg (Bones, Joan of Arcadia) set Rudofsky on a new career track. She fell in love with the casting process, started working in the industry the day after graduation, and hasn't looked back. These days she has nearly a decade and a half of casting experience,...
- 10/20/2008
- by Sarah Kuhn
- backstage.com
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