Taylor Ortega

I think I read the pilot or something.

And I was like, oh, wait, this is like really my personality.

And we have the same upbringing and background, all this stuff.

I go, wow, this character is very close to type.

I think I would do an amazing job at this.

But I don't think the timing is right.

Like, I do not think they could cast me in this.

And I waited six months and didn't hear, which is exactly what I was expecting.

So that was perfect.

Yeah.

And I guess what happened was they had read a ton of people for it and they were struggling to really cast it how they wanted to or find a fit that felt right.

And my manager reached back out and was kind of like, hey, what's the deal?

Why haven't you cast this yet?

And why not Taylor?

And this is so crazy to learn, but they were like, oh, honestly, she was the exact first, the first audition we saw.

And sometimes you're just kind of prepared to see a ton of people.

So you forget the first person you see.

Yes, or even the first five or ten.

And then I had talked to a casting director, not who casted Big Mistakes, but who was like, it's so interesting because I'm sending the people in the first group of people who I think are the best fit.

And a lot of times they're just like, okay, who's next?