Madison Burge on The Morning X

We got a visit today from a local rising star, Madison Burge, who’s from Hutto, and just been cast in Friday Night Lights. That means she’soon-to-be world-famous. Is she already the most famous person from Hutto, Texas? Well, as soon as her episodes air, then yes, she will be. Filming hasn’t even started yet for her – it starts on Wednesday, then it’ll start airing October 28 on DirecTV, and then everyone else will see it on NBC starting next summer. Her character is Becky, who comes from a single-parent family, juggling being a cocktail waitress and a pageant girl. The character’s also sort of a floozy. Sound like anybody you know? Deb then asked Madison the most important question of all: does she ever get cozy with Taylor Kitsch? She actually met him at her callback, which certainly didn’t make her any less nervous about the audition. She does know already that their characters do become friends in the show – whether they get “friendly,” only time will tell. She auditioned here in Austin, then got a call-back, which allowed her to fly out to California and audition for the part, and was extremely nervous. Jason said, from his massive experience with one audition, that that’s the worst part of the filmmaking process, because you could be a brilliant actor, but auditioning can make you really nervous. Madison said, wisely, that that’s part of it: you have to be on when they need you to be on. He offered her some quick advice: have two beers before your role. Why should she not listen to him? Let me count the ways. First of all, he’s auditioned exactly one time. Second of all, she’s exactly 18 years-old. So she’d have to go to Mexico, then fly into the audition. Totally reasonable. She said she could absolutely not follow his back-up plan for her, though: if this doesn’t work out, just like “every other Hutto girl,” she could just meet some guy, get knocked up, and go be a mom. Thanks for stopping by, Madison, and pretending like Jason’s advice is at all realistic.

via The Morning X on 101X Blog Entry.

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