most interesting Ghostface in the “Scream” franchise. Ulrich revealed in a recent panel that he was on the shortlist for an undisclosed role, and it was between him and two other actors. He had high hopes for the movie, but he’d found out the night before the panel that he wasn’t picked.
“It’s almost a weekly experience of putting yourself out there for things and hoping and falling in love with material, then having to move on,” Ulrich said about the film. “There are big wins, so that makes it palatable, but it’s a lot of rejection.”
It seems hard to believe that an actor who loomed so large in the ’90s has trouble landing roles these days, but being beloved by “Scream” fans doesn’t quite translate to long-term Hollywood success. But although Ulrich struggles to make peace with the routine rejections of Hollywood, he still assured the panel audience that it’s all worth it. As he explained:
“When you do what you love, which I think is one of the most important things that you can do in this world — how many of you are artists, actors and singers and writers and painters? Yeah, it’s not an easy life, but you’re doing what you love to do. So, when you get those moments that you get to do it, it makes everything else fall away. I think it’s crucial that you find what you love to do.”
