BA #305: Oscar Montoya, Returns
Actor Oscar Montoya stops by the bungalow and discusses booking Minx after one audition, how has being a series regular changed his position in the business, his fear he is a terrible actor, and more!
00:00 – Introduction.
01:31 – Oscar slates his name.
02:50 – Auditioning for Minx and getting yelled at beforehand.
06:00 – Doing one take for them and one take for me.
07:35 – Doing four callbacks and a producer session for an Apple+ show.
09:55 – Booking Minx post-covid months after his only audition.
11:45 – Show runner Ellen Rapoport knowing Oscar was their actor and Jake Johnson is very cool.
15:25 – The Apple+ shows callback process.
16:05 – Has booking series regular role resulted in more auditions.
17:10 – Climbing the actor credit ladder and not being able to go backwards.
21:00 – Auditioning for Superstore but not being “middle America” enough.
22:40 – Manicures when auditioning and booking a job due to a Jurassic Park tattoo.
25:00 – Oscar’s audition numbers.
28:40 – Never setting out to be an actor and trying to not care as much.
32:35 – Coaching for auditions.
34:50 – Oscar’s fear of being told he is a terrible actor.
41:00 – How Oscar combats memorizing struggles.
45:15 – Does Oscar budget his time.
52:10 – Oscar’s hobbies.
53:50 – Who took a chance on Oscar?
59:45 – Oscar’s worst audition of all time.
Oscar’s IMDb and Instagram @ozzymo.
Listen to Oscar’s first episode of Box Angeles, #199.
