Sometimes in life, you just gotta fake it til you make it. Whether you’re dealing with impostor syndrome or putting a slight fib on your resume to land a job that youknowyou’re qualified for, every once in a while, you need a boost from that little inner voice that tells us to go for it. During a recent installment ofCollider Ladies NightwithPerri Nemiroff,Hit ManstarAdria Arjonarevealed that to land her role in the second season ofTrue Detective, she put her talent and skills to the test and faked being her own manager to bag the gig.
“I thinkTrue Detectivewas a big, big get for me, and I sort of pretended to be my manager in that in order to get the job. It’s a long story… I watched the first season, and I was doingPerson of Interestand I told one of the producers, ‘I can’t be a season regular because I’m going to go doTrue Detective.’ And he was like, ‘What do you mean? Do you have the job?’ And I was like, ‘No, I don’t.’ He’s like, ‘So you’re going to let go of the job? But you auditioned?’ I was like, ‘No, I haven’t auditioned yet.’I just knew I had to be on it, and I knew I was going to be on it for some reason.I got this intuitional thing.
And yeah, I called, andI pretended to be my manager to get the audition, and I got the audition. I read the scene once. I was like, ‘I’m going to overthink it. I’m just going to go for it and do it.’ And within a couple of days, they gave me the job. I lied, andI said I was a local hire, andI was in LA with my mom in a hotel room that she helped me pay for because I couldn’t afford it. I was going to set in Ubers or in taxis and just pretending that I was a local hire. I didn’t really get paid or anything, but I wasso excited to be alongside those actors.”
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After the first season of the crime-centered anthology series became the world’s obsession, the production team was soon given the go-ahead for asecond installment. When Arjona says she was “so excited” to find herself working with that specific set of actors, it’s no surprise as Season 2 ofTrue Detectivefeatured performances fromColin Farrell(The Banshees of Inisherin),Rachel McAdams(Mean Girls),Vince Vaughn(Swingers),Kelly Reilly(Yellowstone), andTaylor Kitsch(Friday Night Lights). Essentially, Arjona’s story should remind us all to stay away from our limiting beliefs and trust our intuition when it feels like something feels right.
You can watch the fullLadies Nightwith Arjona below and see her inRichard Linklater’sHit Manwhen it arrives in select theaters on May 24 and on Netflix on June 7.
Inspired by an unbelievable true story, a strait-laced professor discovers his hidden talent as a fake hit man. He meets his match in a client who steals his heart and ignites a powder keg of deception, delight, and mixed-up identities.
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