The stakes are so high because auditions are make or break. You get the job or you don't. The stakes are about as high as they get, for yourself and your own self-esteem.
Madeline ZimaMy sisters are my best friends and my most staunch supporters. They're always there to help me through every audition, through interviews and through everything. They are the best things in my life, and I would be completely lost without them.
Madeline ZimaI like living in California. I think it's the best state, although we're supposedly the most hated state of all.
Madeline ZimaI'm just auditioning. I've only gotten directly offered two or three movies, ever. I don't have the luxury of being able to say no a lot, and I don't really have the luxury of just getting to pick and choose certain things.
Madeline ZimaThere's nothing you could really avoid about giving yourself to somebody who ultimately rejects you. That's just life.
Madeline ZimaCertain roles, I just won't invest in. I'll go in and audition, but I might not spend five hours trying to figure out what the character is really about or go so deep into it. I might just learn the lines and go in and try my best because I know it's not safe for me to love the character or to fall in love with the idea of the role.
Madeline Zima