January Jones is sick of self-recorded auditions for casting directors.
The 45-year-old Mad Men alum went on a tirade on her Instagram Stories on Saturday, saying: “Note to Hollywood: It’s time for casting directors to go back to the office like everyone else.” To audition actors in person.
Since the pandemic, it has become customary for actors to record their auditions and send them to casting directors instead of auditioning in person.
He continued: ‘And if someone asks for a FEE to audition, know that this is criminal and PATHETIC. Personally, I have had to record myself multiple times since the pandemic began and there is no benefit to anyone involved.
The star added that it’s time consuming, expensive, and “dragging whoever you have to drag around to read with you (sorry mom), and often done without instructions/notes,” the mother-of-one added.
WFH rant: January Jones went on a rant on her Instagram Stories on Saturday, saying, “Note to Hollywood: It’s time for casting directors to get back in the office like everyone else.”
She ranted: “It’s time consuming, expensive and a drag on whoever you have to drag around to read with you (sorry mom), and often done with zero prompts/notes,” the Mad Men alum continued.
“I can’t imagine how difficult it must be for an actor just starting out if an established actor has to beg for a Zoom.” [meeting] when an in-person audition is “not available,” the Anger Management actress concluded. Please do better.
The model is the mother of Xander, 12 years old. She has never publicly revealed who the father of her child is.
Several years ago, the actress revealed that she loves being a single mom and doesn’t feel like she “needs” a partner.
In 2017, she told Red: ‘I just don’t feel like I need a partner. I want one? Maybe. But I don’t feel unhappy or alone. It would have to be someone so amazing that I would like to make room.’
Someone who would contribute to my happiness and not take it away from me. I realize that I have very high expectations and will probably have to give in, but my life is very complete. It’s not like, “Aww, I wish I had a man.”
“After I had Xander, I went on a couple of dates and thought, ‘I’d rather be home sleeping, watching TV, or hanging out with my son,'” she continued.
January gave birth to Xander on September 13, 2011, and many fans at the time questioned who the father of their child was.
There were rumors at the time linking January to Matthew Vaughn, who directed her in X-Men: First Class, though this was strongly denied.
Scam alert: “And if someone asks for an audition fee, know that this is criminal and PATHETIC,” he said.
Single: Several years ago, the actress revealed that she loves being a single mom and doesn’t feel like she ‘needs’ a partner.
Unfair advantage: ‘I can’t imagine how hard it must be for an actor just starting out if an established actor has to beg for a Zoom [meeting] when an in-person audition is “not available,” the Anger Management actress concluded
X-Men: Played Emma Frost in 2011’s X-Men: First Class.
She was also briefly linked to Jason Sudeikis, but there was no confirmation of a romance. She January previously dated Ashton Kutcher in the 1990s, Jim Carrey and Josh Groban.
The Emmy nominee got her start in films like Anger Management, Love Actually, and We Are Marshall before landing on Mad Men in 2007.
She played Betty Draper from 2007 to 2015.
The Golden Globe nominee is set to star in God Is A Bullet.
Development of the Nick Cassavetes-directed feature was first announced in 2022.
The feature is based on the 1999 novel of the same name, which was written by Boston Teran.
The story centers on a detective who infiltrates a satanic cult with the help of one of its former members in an effort to save his daughter, who has been kidnapped by the group.
The film co-stars Jamie Foxx, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, and Andrew Dice Clay.
Mom of One: January is mom to 12-year-old Xander and has never revealed who his father is; seen receiving a kiss from Rihanna
Mad Men: Played Betty Draper, wife of Don Draper on the AMC series Mad Men.
Spinning out: January started out with smaller roles in movies like Love Actually and We Are Marshall.