- Hey. - Hey. I like your outfit. Thank you. I like yours, too. Yeah, you look cute. We're in LA. The girls have their first casting call, and I think we all are really excited. This is a big deal. Hey, girls. How are you doing? Good. I'm John Barba. I'm a casting director. I'm going to bring you into the room for a bit, OK? Nice to meet you. This is a huge opportunity for the girls to network. This meeting is what people in the industry call a general. It's how new actors pitch themselves to agencies to get on their must-hire list for the future. Just so you know a little bit about us, we do commercials. We do music videos. We did the Taylor Swift, "Shake It Off." I'm so excited.
I really want to be a singer and become a pop star. Maybe if I do well today, that dream might come true. I don't think people realize just how exciting the "anotomy" of the cell is. - "Anatomy." Can you say "anatomy?" - Anatomy. - Anatomy. - I said "anotomy." "Anotomy." I've liked you since forever, but I never imagined you liked me back. I think this is possibly the best day of my entire life! That was very nice. You did a really great job. Thank you. This is Nia. Hi, Nia. I'm Lisa. Do you have any questions before we get started, or you would like to just jump right into it? I'll just jump right into it. Great. Go stand right out there on that pink mark. Hey, there. Oh, I'm sorry. Am I in your way? - No. What-- I, uh, I just want to say that I was really impressed with your presentation in biology today.
Really? Wow, thanks. - She's great. She's doing good. Like Ben would ever have a crush on you! Why would you? How could you? I never did anything to you! How could I be so stupid. Just get away from me. OK. She did not take-- she took the character in a different direction, which was her mother. Sometimes it's better to go off a script, you know? And sometimes it's those choices that actually get the job. The person who does it the way everyone else does not do it. Did Abby really just go there? Abby ruined Nia's audition because I held Abby accountable. It is absolutely cruel. I want Nia to be successful. I want her to achieve her dream of becoming a star. But at what cost? I'm not a puppet. I'm not going to be a Yes person. But I'm sure not going to stand here and let you say these horrendous things about any of these kids. It's wrong. What you just did was foul, Abby. Foul. What? You taking away an opportunity. So if that makes you feel good, so be it. Trying to protect your child and make her not look like a complete fool Abby, Abby, don't think she looks like a complete fool.
I really don't. Am I the only person who-- - I get it. Oh, OK. And we're all acting like this is normal. Everyone else wants to act that's normal behavior. So be it. Go back and look at your pictures of your personality when you were a baby, A mini-me? That's a compliment. OK. and you think that? It's a compliment, absolutely. There's nothing that she has to be ashamed of her mother for.
I am very congenial. - Thanks, Abby. This was a really great opportunity for the kids. So I'll let you know girls tonight what's happening with the competition. - See you tomorrow. See ya. It's really-- like I put myself out there, and no one here said anything. Everyone's out for self. That's what that was about. So whatever you got out of it, if it's a solo, if you got, you know, advantages of being a casting call, if you got more auditions, if you got a song, I hope that keeps you warm at night.
It's not worth it to me. Well, it's not-- It's not worth it to me. But, Holly, I don't know what to say to a woman who can say that to kids and has done that to my child. You're wrong. You're wrong. - I get it. You brought your daughters here. You've come across country to be led by Abby. And you failed your daughters, because you are afraid of Abby..
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