Early Stage Grit

Speaker: Tom Holland·Original video

So I started auditioning when I was nine.And throughout the process of auditioning,they were training me in the interimSo it was a huge investment on their part,because they were sending dancers to my house every day.I would go to these intensive summer schoolswhere I would live in this house for six weeks in the summer and train every day.I still hadn't got the part yet.And then it wasn't until, yeah you're right.It was probably a two-year audition period.And then when I turned 11, I got the part.And because I was really small and young for my age,I was really, really underdeveloped.They put me on as Billy's best friend firstto get some like theater experience and stage experience,and then while I was doing that character, I then trained and learned the Billy trackand then did the show as Billy.

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SosəʊIaɪstartedˈstɑːtɪdauditioningɔːˈdɪʃənɪŋwhenwenIaɪwaswɒz · wəz (weak)ninenaɪn

Andænd · ənd (weak)throughoutθruːˈaʊttheðəprocessˈprəʊsɛsofəvauditioningɔːˈdɪʃənɪŋ

theyðeɪwerewɜː · wə (weak)trainingˈtreɪnɪŋmemiːinɪntheðəinterimˈɪntəˌrɪm

Sosəʊitɪtwaswɒz · wəz (weak)aeɪ · ə (weak)hugehjuːdʒinvestmentɪˈnvɛstməntonɒntheirðeəpart,pɑːt

becausebɪˈkɒztheyðeɪwerewɜː · wə (weak)sendingˈsɛndɪŋdancersˈdɑːnsəztotuː · tu (weak) · tə (weak)mymaɪhousehaʊseveryevrɪday.deɪ

Iaɪwouldwʊdgoɡəʊtotuː · tu (weak) · tə (weak)theseðiːzintensiveɪˈntɛnsɪvsummerˈsʌməschoolsskuːlz

whereweəIaɪwouldwʊdlivelɪvinɪnthisðɪshousehaʊsforfɔːsixsɪksweekswiːksinɪntheðəsummerˈsʌməandænd · ənd (weak)traintreɪneveryevrɪday.deɪ

Iaɪstillstɪlhadn'tˈhadəntgotɡɒttheðəpartpɑːtyet.jɛt

Andænd · ənd (weak)thenðɛnitɪtwasn'twɒzn̩tuntil,ʌˈntɪlyeahjeəyou'rejɔːright.raɪt

Itɪtwaswɒz · wəz (weak)probablyˈprɒbəbliaeɪ · ə (weak)two-yearˈtuːjɪəauditionɔːˈdɪʃənperiod.ˈpɪərɪəd

Andænd · ənd (weak)thenðɛnwhenwenIaɪturnedtɜːnd11,ɪˈlɛvənIaɪgotɡɒttheðəpart.pɑːt

Andænd · ənd (weak)becausebɪˈkɒzIaɪwaswɒz · wəz (weak)reallyˈriːəlismallsmɔːlandænd · ənd (weak)youngjʌŋforfɔːmymaɪage,eɪdʒ

Iaɪwaswɒz · wəz (weak)really,ˈriːəlireallyˈriːəliunderdeveloped.ˌʌndəˈdɪveləpt

TheyðeɪputpʊtmemiːonɒnasəzBilly'sˈbɪlizbestbɛstfriendfrɛndfirstfɜːst

totuː · tu (weak) · tə (weak)getɡɛtsomesʌmlikelaɪktheaterˈθiətəexperienceɪkspɪəriənsandænd · ənd (weak)stagesteɪdʒexperience,ɪkspɪəriəns

Andænd · ənd (weak)thenðɛnwhilewaɪlIaɪwaswɒz · wəz (weak)doingˈduːɪŋthatðæt · ðət (weak)character,ˈkærɪktəIaɪthenðɛntrainedtreɪndandænd · ənd (weak)learnedlɜːndtheðəBillyˈbɪlitracktræk

andænd · ənd (weak)thenðɛndiddɪdtheðəshowʃəʊasəzBilly.ˈbɪli