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Tim McGraw Opens Up About the Challenges of Acting

Tim McGraw Opens Up About the Challenges of Acting Country music superstar Tim McGraw recently opened up about his experience with acting, revealing that auditioning is the toughest part of…

Tim McGraw Opens Up

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Tim McGraw Opens Up About the Challenges of Acting

Country music superstar Tim McGraw recently opened up about his experience with acting, revealing that auditioning is the toughest part of the job. "It's the hardest thing in the world," McGraw said. "The things that I've done that I think I've done the best at are the things I didn't have to audition for."

McGraw went on to describe the anxiety he feels during the audition process, saying, "Every time it's like, 'Do you hate me?' Like, when you don't get anything back, and they just walk off, you're like, 'Did I suck? Did I just ruin that scene for him?'"

Despite the challenges of acting, McGraw has found success on the big screen, and he credits his Friday Night Lights co-star Billy Bob Thornton with giving him the best advice of his career. "If you think you're not doing enough, you're probably still doing too much," Thornton told him.

McGraw's insights into the world of acting offer a glimpse into the pressures and anxieties that come with pursuing a career in the entertainment industry. As for the best career advice we've ever received? That's something each of us has to discover for ourselves.


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Country music superstars over the decades have often branched out from singing and recording and making music videos to the Hollywood world of movies. Recording stars that became movie stars include Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Glen Campbell, and many more.

That hasn't changed over the years as even today, country music's brightest stars extend their talent to movies and TV, and we look at twelve stars who made that bridge successful.

Lainey Wilson

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AUSTIN, TEXAS - MAY 07: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Lainey Wilson performs onstage during the Daytime Village at the 2022 iHeartCountry Festival at the new state-of-the-art venue Moody Center on May 7, 2022 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)


Tim McGraw and Faith Hill

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 11: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill attend the world premiere of "1883" at the Encore Beach Club at Encore Las Vegas on December 11, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images for for Paramount+)


Dolly Parton

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ATLANTA - JUNE 9: The stars of the movie "9 to 5", (L to R) Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Dabney Coleman reunite for the 8th Annual Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention gala June 9, 2003 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Erik S. Lesser/Getty Images)


Randy Travis

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HOLLYWOOD - SEPTEMBER 29: Grammy Award winning singer and actor Randy Travis poses by the star at the ceremony honoring him with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on September 29, 2004 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images)


Trace Adkins

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HOLLYWOOD, CA - APRIL 29: Actor Trace Adkins arrives at the premiere of TriStar Picture's 'Mom's Night Out' at TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX on April 29, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Angela Weiss/Getty Images)


Blake Shelton

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 27: Blake Shelton attends STX Films World Premiere of "UglyDolls" at Regal Cinemas L.A. Live on April 27, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)


Dwight Yoakam

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HOLLYWOOD, CA - MAY 26: Actor Dwight Yoakam attends "Raising Helen" Premiere on May 26, 2004 at El Capitan Theatre, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Giulio Marcocchi/Getty Images)


Carrie Underwood

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LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 06: Singer Carrie Underwood poses in the audience during the People's Choice Awards 2010 held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on January 6, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for PCA)


Reba

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LOS ANGELES - AUGUST 15: (L-R) Actors Joanna Garcia, Steve Howey, Melissa Peterman and Reba McEntire pose at the premiere of Twentieth Century Fox' s "Supercross: The Movie" at the Wadsworth Theater on August 15, 2005 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)


Billy Ray Cyrus

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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 09: Disney Channel actors Miley Cyrus and her father Billy Ray Cyrus poses as Stars of the Disney Channel appear at Splashlight Studios February 9, 2006 in New York City. (Photo by Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images)


Toby Keith

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HOUSTON - JANUARY 30: (L-R) Country western recording artists Willie Nelson and Toby Keith pose for photos at a press conference to announce pre-game activities for Super Bowl XXXVIII at the Reliant Center in Houston, Texas, January 30, 2004. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

Ransom Garcia is the music director and afternoon host on 1079 Coyote Country. He’s been with the station since 2017, but he’s been on the Las Vegas airwaves since 2003. Although he's Vegas Born AND Raised, Ransom also has on-air duties on sister station Kiss 95.1 in Charlotte, NC. He is also set to be inducted into the Nevada Broadcasters Hall of Fame in September of 2024. Ransom writes articles about pop culture, human interests, technology, video games and anything affecting Las Vegas.