I used to go in for Disney auditions, and they'd tell me, 'You're cute and nice but just not funny.'
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It's weird, but I don't feel like think I deserve any of the attention. There's really nothing but one audition for a Disney Channel movie that separates me from 2,000 other brown-haired, blue-eyed guys in L.A., you know?
When I was younger, I always was like, 'I want to be a serious actor.' I wasn't interested in doing a Disney show or a Nick show. But here I am, and it's great.
Thing is, I'm a funny actor, but I'm not good at being funny. I'm going to ramble for a second: I'm an actor who can make things funny in the moment, like in stakes or in circumstances or out of character.
I've got a great sense of humor, and if I'm able to say or do something in a movie that people feel like they want to repeat, that's hugely flattering.
I think people are surprised to learn that I'm pretty goofy and pretty funny.
The biggest compliment I can ever get as an actor is to have someone say, 'We didn't recognize you.'
I don't mind being goofy and silly. I love to make people laugh and I'm not self-conscious.
I've had heartbreaking auditions where they don't even look at you. You're out before you're in.
I'm not good at Disney acting. I'm really not. I never was on that audition list, which I don't mind. I don't know. I look back, and I'm kind of wiping my forehead at the thought of, 'What if I had gone that route?'
When I said I was going to audition for a film, I got a hearty laugh from all my family.