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Spielberg's Kitchen Audition Method
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Success, Spielberg confesses, creates a 'false front' — he compares himself to a fake Western street on a Hollywood backlot, all facade and 2x4s — and that false front terrifies the actors who come to meet him. [1] — Steven Spielberg "Spielberg invented a solution to nervous auditioners: invite everyone to cook together in a kitchen. Starting with Raiders of the Lost Ark,…" 06:55 His solution: cook together. Starting with Raiders of the Lost Ark, every actor he auditioned in person joined him in a kitchen, and the mess of flour and cracked eggs stripped away the nerves instantly. He then pivots to Colman Domingo, calling him a rare actor who cares more about the ensemble than his own role — 'The play is the thing,' he says, quoting Shakespeare — and explains why Domingo's deep empathy made him the obvious choice to lead Disclosure Day.
