Okay
00:03
Please state your name and the role you’ll be reading for
00:08
I’m Justin and I’m auditioning for Charlotte.
00:12
[playing]: I just don’t know what I’m supposed to be !
00:15
I thought
00:16
maybe I wanted to be a writer but… I hate that I write
00:20
My name is Scott Turner Schonefield, and I’m reading for the role of Samantha in “Her”
00:27
[playing]: Theodore…
00:29
There are some things that I want to tell you
00:31
{Off camera]: I don’t want you to tell me anything
00:35
Will you come lie down with me ?
00:37
I’m Rocco and I’ll be reading for the role of Anna
00:40
[Off camera]: Am I not allowed to be friends with hot people ? What kind of reverse prejudice is that?
00:46
I hear you
00:47
Am I supposed to not be friends with a guy just because he’s married
00:51
and happens to have this insane smile
00:54
and this ass that makes me want to dry hump ?
00:57
Hi, my name is D’Lo and I’ll be reading for a Natasha Romanoff
01:01
[Off camera]: Great, whenever you’re ready
01:03
You know, for a man who’s supposed to be avoiding stress
01:07
we picked a hell of a place to settle
01:10
[Off camera]: Avoiding stress isn’t the secret
01:13
Then what is it ?
01:14
Yoga ?
01:16
It’s like I’m reading a book
01:19
And it’s a book I deeply love but I’m reading it slowly now so the words
01:24
are really far apart, and the spaces between the words are almost infinite and I can see and feel the words of our story
01:31
But it’s in this endless space in between the words that I’m finding myself now
01:37
It’s everything that I didn’t know existed
01:40
Nick Fury seems to trust you
01:43
But now, I need you to come in
01:47
[Off camera]: What if I said no?
01:51
I’ll persuade you
01:53
{Off camera]: Great ! We loved your read on this, really impressed with your audition
01:58
And we would like to offer you the role of Her
02:03
Wow… wait, is this a female role?
02:08
Yes, this is for a white female
02:14
I…
02:17
I mean, sorry, I’m just having trouble because, like…
02:21
cis women are actually really marginalized in Hollywood, you know, and
02:26
I mean
02:27
I know that there are people who have lived this experience
02:29
Who would bring a lot of authenticity to it? And I feel a little weird about taking
02:34
Taking that from them
02:36
thank you so much for the opportunity and
02:39
No, thanks
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