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<blockquote data-quote="Daniel Avery" data-source="post: 436574" data-attributes="member: 27">I&#039;d like to think Celia Weston went into the role having seen (or been told by her agent about) the issues that caused such a role to be available on the show.&nbsp; When interviewing for a position in any workplace, it is a good idea to find out why there is an opening in the first place.&nbsp; If a place is seemingly &quot;always hiring&quot; then it&#039;s likely not a healthy workplace.Weston likely figured that being a lesser-known actress at the time gave her an advantage since Lavin would not feel as threatened.&nbsp; If she approached the role of Jolene as more of a supporting role and allowed the longer-tenured actors (especially Lavin) to do the heavier lifting, she&#039;d have greater job security/longevity.&nbsp; You also have to keep in mind that not every actor is out to upstage their co-stars and pull an All About Eve scenario.&nbsp; Weston may have been perfectly happy as a supporting character on a hit show and not out to develop a &quot;breakout character&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Daniel Avery, post: 436574, member: 27"] I'd like to think Celia Weston went into the role having seen (or been told by her agent about) the issues that caused such a role to be available on the show. When interviewing for a position in any workplace, it is a good idea to find out why there is an opening in the first place. If a place is seemingly "always hiring" then it's likely not a healthy workplace. Weston likely figured that being a lesser-known actress at the time gave her an advantage since Lavin would not feel as threatened. If she approached the role of Jolene as more of a supporting role and allowed the longer-tenured actors (especially Lavin) to do the heavier lifting, she'd have greater job security/longevity. You also have to keep in mind that not every actor is out to upstage their co-stars and pull an [I]All About Eve[/I] scenario. Weston may have been perfectly happy as a supporting character on a hit show and not out to develop a "breakout character". [/QUOTE]

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