Felicity Huffman Landed Role In Desperate Housewives Audition 8/18/08

Actress landed her role in hit U.S. TV series Desperate Housewives in a shocking audition when she complained about the pitfalls of motherhood. The mum-of-three stunned casting directors when she stumbled into her audition for the show, looking distressed.

She then told the agents "I'm losing my mind" in reference to raising her brood - and believes she got the job as a result of the comment. Huffman says, "The women pulled back from me as if I'd said, 'I eat babies.'

I felt such shame and remorse and humiliation. And I guess that's exactly what they wanted for (my character) Lynette. "I'd just left two screaming kids in the bathtub and it was raining.

I thought I pulled myself together well. Later on, one of the producers said, 'It was so great because you were such a mess and so frazzled, and your pants were filthy!'"