BA #293: Richard Hicks
On the two-hundred and ninety-third Box Angeles casting Director Richard Hicks (Gravity, Zero Dark Thirty) stops by Studio 309. He discusses winning casting work, attending Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, blaming acting for life’s frustrations, and more!
the BA #293 breakdown
– Box talks streaming wars advertisements.
– Drinking and rituals.
– Winning casting work and actors winning the parts being in the moment.
– IMDb star meters, filling audition slots and having an Excel database.
– How’d new actors get seen, being the CSA president and yoga.
– Growing up in Ohio and attending Catholic University of America in DC.
– Moving to London for acting at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and moving in with parents.
– Writing to regional theatres around the country and performing at Guthrie in Minnesota.
– Moving to NYC, doing various regional jobs and odd jobs like cater waiter.
– Moving to LA for a boy, blaming acting for frustrations and not enjoying it as much.
– Being an audition reader, starting as a casting assistant and getting fired from Curb.
Guest Beer – Modern Times, Ghost Mountain Hazy IPA
