Nerves

Often, when I have an important audition, I won’t say anything to my friends or family, beyond my wife. I know that my friends and family get their hopes up for me, the same way I get my hopes up for myself, and sometimes that messes with my head.
It’s like knowing that half the stadium is friends who have shown up to watch me play in The Big Game. 🙂
So, it just hit me this morning, there must be thousands of people (based on my webstats) who know about these auditions today. Jesus. Talk about filling the stands!
Well, it has worked in the past, so I’ll do it again: would you please spare a moment for me today, at 2:30 PM PDT and again at 5:00PM PDT? I swear, in the past when I’ve asked for people to send me mojo, it has really worked. I’m the most skeptical bastard on the planet, but I swear to god I felt it.
I also realized this morning that I feel this extra pressure to not blow it today, because I stayed home from the vacation, and I have spent the whole weekend preparing. I mean, there is really a lot at stake this time out, and I can’t blame it on not having time, or whatever, if I mess up.
However, I am super prepared…nearing that place where I’m over-prepared. I had time to create full characters, as well as get extremely familiar with the material.
The only thing I could do to be more prepared, is memorize the script, but I don’t ususally memorize material for a first audition, becuase memorizing lines can lock me into a performance. If a producer or director wants me to change a performance a bit one way or another, it’s much easier to make those changes when I have the sides in my hands. Of course, at this stage, the other actors have all been in on this at least once, in some cases twice or three times…so I’ll have that working against me.
Heh. I have just realized something: for the first time in a very long time, I feel nervous about an audition. Not nervously excited, but anxious. I feel like there’s a lot at stake this time, a lot more than usual.
Oh boy. Please send that Mojo as quickly as you can. I need it. 🙂

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270 thoughts on “Nerves”

  1. YAY!!! comments are back. Okay, maybe slightly delayed, but. . .
    MOJO
    There. For Wil. Break a leg!!! We all know you’ll do brilliantly.

  2. We’re keeping major good thoughts for you, Wil. Don’t ever worry about disappointing anyone. We’ve all gone for jobs and been anxious…just don’t give up!
    Rob

  4. Good luck, Wil. I’m sure you’ll do just fine (don’t you love hearing that?) No, really though, you’ll do great! Let us know how it goes!

  5. MOJO coming your way from Philadelphia. How different can an audition be when you compare it to a normal job interview. They too, can be nerve racking. More Mojo!

  8. I will not only send my mojo, but I will also send the enemy of the Power Puff Girls Moooojojojo to help you at the audition!
    -Taperecorder

  9. I hope I’m not too late, I get confused with the time difference… Sending some mojo all the way from the east!

  11. Mojo is to Wil as spinach is to Popeye.
    Or something like that.
    …. break a leg, Wil!

  12. Man, there’s so much mojo pouring over this planet headed for Uncle Willie, LA is neck-deep in it! You go Wil!
    Oh, and you weren’t fooling most of us on IRC last night, but we understand your reasons and kept it quiet. And you had to leave right before your own award. . .sheesh. One more word: comments!
    Ahud

  13. Ok, I missed the first round of mojo by half an hour. I’ll still send it, just in case you’re still auditioning. *sending mojo*
    I’ll keep the mojo going for later this evening too. And chocolate cake. Mmmmmmmm, chocolate birthday cake. Mmmmmmmmmm. It’s good.

  17. You got all the Mojo of me and my friends… We’re all rooting for ya! Badass Uncle Willy will get the parts! All the Mojo!

  19. I think I’m a little late for the 2:30 PM audition but hey I was working…so have some MOJO for the 5:00 PM audition. MOJO MOJO MOJO!!

  20. You’ve got my mojo, Wil.
    And, as an official representative of Han Solo’s Intergalactic Pleasure Patrol, I hereby give you all mojo that our proud dork conglomerate offers.
    Go Wil.

  21. Mr. Wheaton (SIR!),
    In Your excitement about Your auditions today, You seem to have accidentally left the comments on for this post….
    JSc

  23. Here’s some mojo..

    And you can have my mojo as well, but I need it back for the weekend 😉

  26. I would do a jig for Uncle Willy, but I now know how frikkin hard it is to jig.
    Am now settling for “raise the roof”.
    The roof
    the roof
    the roof is on fi-arrr!
    MOJO

  27. Greetings from Seattle!! It’s actually sunny and warm here today. 🙂 Being a jazz vocalist and a “former” performer (I’m sure I’ll get back into it again one day), I feel your pain. I know what it’s like to have a lot at stake. Best wishes are being sent your way for a flawless
    performance. And thanks for being so transparent and showing the world that you’re a real person.

  29. Sorry I missed the 2:30 pm Mojo. I’m ready for the 5:00 pm one though. Got lots of Mojo to send. Mojo! Mojo! Mojo!

  30. Wil –
    Major Mojo from Bethlehem, PA where hundreds, right now, are holding a candlelight vigil for your audition. (Pretty stupid, actually, considering it’s still broad daylight.)
    Now go kick some serious butt. More Mojo at 8PM Daylight Savings Time, but I wanted to get this in as I fully expect your wimp ass server to crash from the pounding it’s going to take.
    “Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.”
    -Robert Francis Kennedy
    (stolen from http://www.quoteland.com/topic.asp?CATEGORY_ID=137)

  32. Wishing you luck good sir in the form of mucho mojo with a splash high hopes for flavor.

  33. The mojo has been sent. I hope you do well, Wil. You don’t have to worry about filling the stands, we love you anyways. Teehee. Comments!!! Woohoo!!!

  38. “Mojo” as in that purple jelly like stuff that Fat Bastard extracted from the frozen Austin Powers in “The Spy who Shagged Me”? Or “mojo” as in wishing you luck?
    Well, I’ll just wish you luck, cause I can’t afford the price of an express parcel, besides, I’m to afraid of large needles…..

  39. Wil, I’m so glad the comments section is up and running again! I hope your auditions went well. You deserve all good things.

  42. Aw crap, I just read this and it’s 7:43 EDT. Looks like you had quite a bit for the first shot, so I’ll throw my best wishes and mojo (yeah baby!) for the second shot. Break a leg!

  43. Hey Wil,
    Well, I missed the first mojo deadline so I am sending double. Hell, you can have my hubby’s mojo too, he never uses it, heh heh heh….

  48. MoJo MoJo MoJo MoJo MoJo MoJo
    MoJo MoJo MoJo MoJo MoJo
    MoJo MoJo MoJo MoJo
    (Damn, the colors don’t work in the comments! Oh well! One last MOJO for the road! 🙂 )

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