EPISODE · Dec 18, 2025 · 17 MIN
The Confidence Gap: What Casting Directors Wish You Knew
from Casting Actors Cast · host Jeffrey Dreisbach & Broadway Podcast Network
Have you ever walked into an audition and thought, “Okay… I’m confident. I’m confident. I’m confident,” while your body is screaming, “We’re absolutely not confident!” Meanwhile, casting directors are looking at you like, “Are they… are they okay?” Confidence is one of those weird acting ingredients you can’t fake, can’t force, but absolutely need— even though most actors have no idea what real confidence looks like. Well, today we’re pulling back the curtain. Because what you think confidence is…and what casting directors actually see as confidence… are two completely different things. Let’s fix the gap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Have you ever walked into an audition and thought, “Okay… I’m confident. I’m confident. I’m confident,” while your body is screaming, “We’re absolutely not confident!” Meanwhile, casting directors are looking at you like, “Are they… are they okay?” Confidence is one of those weird acting ingredients you can’t fake, can’t force, but absolutely need— even though most actors have no idea what real confidence looks like. Well, today we’re pulling back the curtain. Because what you think confidence is…and what casting directors actually see as confidence… are two completely different things. Let’s fix the gap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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