Alexander Skarsgård Says He Felt ‘Filthy' After Bad Auditions
Alexander Skarsgård opened up about his days of feeling 'filthy' after bad auditions. The 48-year-old Golden Globe-winning star recently appeared on Jesse Tyler Ferguson's Dinner's on Me podcast, where he was candid about the challenging time before achieving success in Hollywood.
The Murderbot actor revealed that he had to attend auditions even when he was 'not connecting with the character at all.' However, he feared that his agent might fire him, so he chose to go.
Skarsgård confessed, 'I found those experiences — they were horrible — when you go in for something that you know you're not right for, and you're not connecting with a character at all, but you're at a place where you feel like you can't say no to the audition.'
However, the aftermath of the bad auditions were equally dreadful. The actor revealed, 'I get a little PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder), because I remember the feeling of coming back to my little s—ty apartment in L.A., you know, crying in the shower after a day like that. I just felt filthy in my soul and, like, zero confidence.'
Along with the failed auditions, the crippling self-doubt also impacted Skarsgård. The True Blood actor admitted, 'I was like, 'I'm the worst actor in the world, and I also have no dignity because I go in and audition for this stuff. I'm wasting their time.' It's a rough feeling.'
Despite the challenging beginning, Skarsgård chose to continue his career in movies and eventually got his breakthrough role in 2008 with HBO's Generation Kill. Later, the actor won a Primetime Emmy, a Golden Globe, and a Critics' Choice Television Award, among more, for his performance in Big Little Lies.
Currently, Skarsgård is appearing in Apple TV's science-fiction comedy series, Murderbot. The actor portrays the titular character of the Murderbot, a rogue SecUnit.
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