Tom Feltondoesn’t need a remembrall to know that he’ll never forget this mortifying audition.
“This was not my finest hour when it came to auditioning,” Felton shared.
“I got the sides very last minute.
Tom Felton fabulously flubbed an audition with Anthony Hopkins.Ian West/PA Images via Getty, Mike Coppola/Getty
I knew I wasn’t right for the role.
That worried feeling followed him all the way to the studio.
“They said, ‘Just go in as you always do.
Just show your face, show you know the work, and trot on.'”
It was made worse, however, by who was waiting for him behind the audition room door.
Who’s in there?”
So, naturally, Hopkins decided to put Felton’s knowledge to the test.
“He decided to go off book.
He was like, ‘Let’s put the scene down.
Let’s just test the water with the characters,'” the actor recalled.
His performance didn’t exactly win over Hopkins.
“I sheepishly tucked my tail and walked out that one.”
Still, Felton has found a silver lining in the embarrassing encounter.
“Technically I have worked with Sir Anthony!”
“I’m not sure if that goes on my resume…”
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