Quote
from the Photo page "You look too damned Agreeable"
came with an English accent.
I was making acting rounds in New York at the time and
getting some interviews, a few auditions and lots of
rejections. My agent told me he had gotten me an
interview for a film called The Klansman.
I wrote down the particulars and got to the casting
office ahead of time. I was heartened by what I saw,
or maybe I should say what I didn't see, there were no
long lines of actors waiting around. It wasn't a
cattle call.
The receptionist said there was not a casting director
involved, that the director would be conducting the
interview. Another good sign, I thought.
A short time later I was called into another office
and introduced to Terence Young, a tall pleasant
looking fellow. We shook hands and I gave him my
pictures and resume.
He asked me to take a seat and we chatted for several
minutes about my background and resume. Then he got
very quiet and after a while he finally shook his
head. "Actually there are a couple of roles you could
play but," then he grinned and chuckled, "You look too
damned agreeable."
On the negative side it was another rejection. On the
positive I had just been interviewed by one of the
premier directors of our time. Of course I didn't get
the job, but Terence Young handled the interview with
such class that the sting of rejection was lost in the
moment.
Terence Young directed several of the early James Bond
films:
Dr. No, From Russia With Love and Thunderball.
Among people in the know, it is said that Young was
the model used to fashion 007.
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