Rule of Threes

The cast has just been announced for "Julio." I am neither attorney Waters nor Father Flannery. Except for my brilliant black hair, it's not all that great a loss. It follows the "Rule of Threes."

The Rule of Threes posits that in any casting situation, one-third of the time an actor will audition who is far better for the part--and will get cast. Another third of the time, someone will show up who is far less suited; but, for any of an innumerable number of reasons, will also get cast for the role.

And a third of the time--and this is actually a very good result ratio--you will get the role.

Film and television have their own form of the rule: one-third of the projects will have been worth the effort; the other two-thirds a bad use of clean air (Let's not put "Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss" back in the player).