Air Date: 9/7/2023

“Beats Me”

It’s kind of a slang phrase that I don’t really hear anymore. “It beats 

me” is usually a response to a question when you don’t have the 

answer. Like, “how did that candy bar I was saving suddenly 

disappear?”. “Beats Me”. For actors, this is not a great response 

when working on a script or audition. There is an expectation that you 

have the answer and not a “beats me” statement. Truth is, I’ not sure 

what the literal translation really means. For actors, there is another 

way to understand beats me. Rather than being beat, using a beat 

can be quite useful. Beats, on today’s episode of Casting Actors 

Cast!