in 2003, miley thought this would be her ticket to hollywood. producer steve peterman was part of the hannah montana casting team. she was 11 who looked 9. way too small. way too young. reporter: miley dead set on becoming a star wouldn t give up. hey, i m miley cyrus and i m 12 years old. it s okay for you. but a vegetable? reporter: and she read for us and she read for us over and over again. she would do some lines fabulously, wonderfully, and she would miss other lines by a mile. oh, my gosh. i know. i m an idiot! reporter: but i couldn t take my eyes off her. reporter: two years later