Take 115 - Steven O’Neill, Head of Casting, Universal Content Productions

We talked to Head of Casting at Universal Content Productions, Steven O’Neill.He proudly talks about his work helping people achieve their dreams, how he fell in love with casting and what the pandemic did to change the process.He talks about how to deal with disagreements with showrunners, separating behaviour from performances and running into actors who he hasn’t cast.A fascinatingly honest, rather inspirational discussion about helping Hollywood dreams come true.

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Behind the glitz and glamor, Hollywood can be brutal. For every success, there are many more rejections and failures. Screaming into the Hollywood Abyss explores that world and each week a new guest will talk about dealing with rejection, failure and adversity in the entertainment industry. Writer Noah Evslin and podcaster Dan Rutstein ask the questions.