Sofia Carson Went on 200 Auditions Before Landing Her First Role!

Sofia Carson Went on 200 Auditions Before Landing Her First Role!

Sofia Carson is stressing the importance of being persistent!

The 26-year-old actress and musician revealed that she went on 200 auditions before she landed her first role on an episode of Austin & Ally.

“I moved to Los Angeles to go to UCLA. Education has always been a huge part of my life and for my parents. It was always the deal that they supported me unconditionally, however, I had to go to school and pursue my education. I’m so grateful for the opportunity to even go to college,” Sofia tole Priyanka Chopra in an interview for Teen Vogue.

She continued, “I moved to LA myself and I was auditioning while I was in school. After class, I would run and audition once or twice a day. Or since I would often miss class, I would email my professor and be like, ‘I have this big audition. I’ll make up all my studies,’ et cetera. But they were always really understanding. I went on about 200 auditions before I got my first job. It was a small guest-starring role on a Disney Channel series called Austin & Ally. I remember when I got the email saying that I got the job, at the very bottom it said like, ‘And this is what you’re going to be paid,’ and I was like, ‘Ah, I get paid to do this?’”

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