# Episode 391: The Myth of Getting Lucky

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Published: 2026-05-27T06:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Somebody books a big role and everybody says the same thing. They got lucky. They just got lucky. And yes. Of course luck plays a role in this industry. It can be the luck of being in the right place, right time, right project. You're just the right actor. But if you look closely at actors who work consistently, not flash in the pan, but those who have a consistent career, something else becomes very clear. What looks like luck from the outside is usually preparation meeting opportunity. What Actors Think Luck Looks Like There's this idea that a career unfolds like this. One audition, one big booking, and everything changes overnight. I remember thinking that as a young, and I'm going to add this word in, foolish actor. That makes a great story. But the reality is that most overnight success stories look very different. Usually it involves years of training. Usually it involves hundreds of auditions. One of the things I used to say to myself was this is one audition in a lifetime of auditions. You're going to be auditioning and auditioning and auditioning. It's just one audition. It also involves building relationships over time with casting directors, directors, writers, producers. And so many roles that didn't lead anywhere. I have one particular story where I got into the orbit of one of the biggest television producers out there. They really liked me. I had a recurring role on their show. And then it got canceled after one season. That wasn't bad luck. That was just a role that looked like it was really going to go somewhere, but because I wasn't savvy enough about the business back then, it eventually dried up. Success Doesn't Happen to You The amazing Jen Sincero says success doesn't happen to you. It happens because of you. When you see success as luck you are a…

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