Eden admits to being a 'screamer' — Page 2

Oh, for God's sake.

It's HER CAREER. She said as much as she wanted to, as much as she felt was appropriate, about why she didn't take the gig.

Maybe it was money. Maybe her agent told her the role was too old for her and she shouldn't do it yet, lest people see her as older and hesitate to cast her in young roles. Maybe she wants to be available for pilot season. Maybe she doesn't want to work on a chorus contract. Maybe maybe maybe.

Bottom line, she's not obligated to explain it any more than she's obligated to do Les Mis because it's an iconic show.

I'm sorry but the indignation in this thread about how an actor makes choices about her own career is annoying at best. Yikes.

Personally, I agree with Eden. She's too young. I'm sure people who have played her in the past might have been 28, but had I not just read that, I would think she was 21 or 22 because thats how old I personally thought she was.

And had she accepted the role, people would be sitting here complaining that she was too young, and that here voice wasn't quite right, or what ever else people could complain about.

She just said in the interview that she herself felt she was too young. Why accept a role that you don't feel you could bring something to the character, because you're not at that point in your life?

I think people are taking that response too much to heart. Let it go.

And tell me, if someone offered you more money to do a job that You liked to do anyways...would you sit there and say "Well, I guess I'll go for less money..."

It's not easy living in New York, I know I'd go for the bigger paycheck! And there is nothing wrong with that. Besides, LA has nicer weather.

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I don't understand why people care so much.

So we totally had this exact conversation in another thread BUT

I'll say this again. Whatever Eden's choice would have been..personal or business related or what not... she's certainly not too young to play Fantine. Fantine was a very young woman. Whatever she decided was up to her. Personally, I would go for Fantine over a part that I already played...and in L.A. no less but as said before, there could be a lot of reasons. Youth shouldn't be one of them though. That is all.

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Why do I remember hearing that once Daphne came in for the audition, they were so blown away, any previous offers were off the table? If that's true, couldn't THAT be why she didn't take the role?

Eden's an LA girl, and she knows what she wants. Namo's right - the steady gig and superior money of TV is where it's at for a lot of performers (who could blame them?!?) This decision makes perfect sense. It will certainly get her closer to her goal then doing a 62nd bus-and-truck's stop in NYC.