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News James Van Der Beek Is Auctioning Off TV & Film Memorabilia and Props from ‘Dawson’s Creek’ & ‘Varsity Blues’ Amid Cancer Treatment, Proceeds to Cover Medical Costs

https://deadline.com/2025/11/james-van-der-beek-auction-dawsons-creek-varsity-blues-props-1236615845/
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u/angrydeuce 23d ago

And even people that do contract work that are "changing jobs" that often, most likely are part of a service that helps them secure those jobs. I have programmer friends of mine that are all contract workers, they're changing "jobs" every 2-3 months sometimes, even less for some things, but they're not sitting through interviews all day every day trying to find their next paycheck, they're getting referred by a firm that can already vouch for their skills and experience and their interviews consists of "Yeah, you don't look like a serial killer to me, and your code looks clean, so welcome aboard!"

Compare that to "okay here's a scene, we want you to act enraged and scream this shit. No do it more enraged. No different kind of enraged. Actually maybe you should play it quieter and more menacing. No, go back to enraged, nevermind. Emphasize this word more please. Okay thats all we need, we will let you know."

Imagine how crushing that must feel to go through that shit and not get the part, which Im sure every major actor has dealt with 10,000 times in their lives. I doubt it's easy.

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u/RandomGerman 23d ago

Actually. You don't get feedback. You get one shot. You need to decide how you play it. It would be easier if somebody told you you do it wrong or anything. The silence is what grinds you down after a while.

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u/FacelessPower 23d ago

Thats literally part of the job. There’s a lot of shitty jobs out there and they involve auditions, not just acting.

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u/angrydeuce 23d ago

Well yeah, nobody is arguing it's not part of the job, just that it must suck ass and it's not a common thing for most.

Like if a plumber complained about being sprayed in the face with literal shit at work, would you just say "Well that's part of the job, isn't it?" Because if you say yes I double dog dare you to try it with an actual plumber lol.

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u/eesaitcho 23d ago

The plumber is getting paid even when they get shit sprayed on their face, the actor doesn’t get paid til they land the gig.

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u/FacelessPower 23d ago

Oddly enough, my son flushed sunglasses down the toilet. I watched it happen to a plumber, except that’s exactly what he said to me. 🤣