We had the teen titans va’s on last Saturday’s Teen Titans Takeover and Khary Payton (Cyborg) told a story about how Andrea Romano (VA Director for Teen Titans and Batman: The Animated Series) wouldn’t hire someone based off just 1 good audition. She would wait until she saw 5 good auditions before hiring that actor because she wanted to make sure they were consistent.

That’s a lesson that you just don’t know. You could’ve done a really good job in your audition. It’s not always because it was bad. Never give up because you’re going to hear a lot more rejections and it’s not all within your control.

We just had Khary Payton (Cyborg from Teen Titans and King Ezekiel from The Walking Dead), Greg Cipes (Beast Boy from Teen Titans and Michelangelo from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and Scott Menville (Robin from Teen Titans) on today’s Teen Titans Takeover Legends Live.

They gave so much impactful advice that I couldn’t stick to just one topic. So here’s 4:

1. Greg talked about the more authentic you are in every day life, the more authentic your characters will be. Don’t overthink it. Just be it.

2. Khary talked about how you should never try to please a director. Be yourself, give it your all and know that if you didn’t get it, it wasn’t meant for you in the first place. A lot has to be aligned for you to get a role that lasts a long time like Teen Titans.

3. Scott talked about how you need to feel like it’s yours when you’re auditioning and you have to be prepared for the unexpected with call backs.

4. Tara Strong talked about taking time before sending your audition tape so you can fully become that character.

I hope these help you with your future auditions. What are your thoughts on these tips?