10 More Excuses Actors Used For Blowing Major Movie Auditions

Another case of an actor only being told a life-changing meeting was officially happening the night before it was set to go down, Martin Compston at least didn't decide to go out on the lash before his crucial Star Trek audition.

But that still didn't mean he felt 100% during this massive opportunity.

Frustratingly for Compston, he'd reveal on his Restless Natives podcast (via Evening Standard) that he actually explicitly requested for some time to get over the jetlag from flying all the way over to Los Angeles from the UK before being asked to come in to read for any parts.

Things tend to move quite fast when it comes to meetings stateside, and Compston likely sensed he wouldn't really be able to do his best work so soon after a long-haul flight.

However, when he touched down in L.A. at around 8 or 9 at night, he discovered an email in his inbox telling him that he had an audition for the role of Scotty in the then-new Star Trek flick the next day.

Not only that, but the actor would also need to learn a whopping three-page monologue overnight. And he ultimately ended up heading to the wrong address the day after, a move that made him two hours late.

Then, after not signing in, falling asleep in the waiting room, and eventually blanking on the lines a few times in the meeting itself, Compston eventually let his agent know that it didn't look like he would be doing any beaming up any time soon.

What a difference a few hours sleep would've made...