Ask Phoenix
Phoenix is an 11 year old model and actress who is currently represented by Paloma Model and Talent in Los
Angeles. She has booked a national commercial, a voiceover, and a public service announcement. She has been
on numerous auditions and callbacks, and has volunteered to answer questions and share her experiences
with your children.
If your child has a question for Phoenix, please message us through Facebook.
We will pick the best questions for her to answer and publish them right here.
Dear Phoenix: What was a job
that you worked on and what was
your favorite part about it?
ing for someone who is shorter or taller
or heavier or skinnier. Sometimes they
want a girl with darker hair. Sometimes
they don’t know what they want. I got
Griffin H.
three call backs for a Target commercial
Temecula, CA
and they ended up hiring a family with
all dark hair. So I don’t get disappointed
Dear Griffin: One of my jobs was a com- anymore and just try to have fun.
mercial shoot and I got to run around
and act crazy. They told me to jump up
and down on a park bench and not listen Dear Phoenix: Do you ever get
to my “dad” while my “mom” took a pic- nervous on an audition?
ture of us on her phone. But my favorite Rachel D.L.
part was that it came with an ice cream Glasgow, Scotland
buffet! I love chocolate ice cream! What’s
Dear Rachel: I don’t usually get nervous
your favorite flavor?
because it isn’t that scary. Most of the
time when you go in, all they do is take
Dear Phoenix: Do you ever get pictures of you or ask you simple quesupset when you don’t get hired tions like “What do you want to be when
after an audition?
you grow up?” or “What is your favorite
color?” All they really want is to hear you
Brandon L.
speak and see you smile. The best audiAlpharetta, GA
tions are when they ask you to eat someDear Brandon: When I first started going thing like a cookie or a piece of pizza. So
on auditions I would get disappointed there is really no need to be nervous. But
when they wouldn’t call. But then I re- if you do get nervous, it won’t take long.
alized that it had nothing to do with me Auditions usually only take 1-5 minutes.
personally. Sometimes, they are look- So you are in and out really quick.
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