To add on to what Zeldafanatic15 said, Sentai Filmworks, the other dub studio in Texas, doesn't even have auditions for the most part. The voice actors generally just receive roles that the directors think they'll fit. Naturally, these are Sentai dubs we're talking about, so the voices very frequently don't fit at all. I act and I tried my best just to find a number to get on an audition list and I couldn't even find one. So, if you watch dubs and you wonder why Illich Guardiola constantly gets roles that he isn't even remotely suited for, that's why.
I, too, have friends in the industry. And friends who work at Funimation. It's simply not true. It may be taken into consideration if a voice actor is notoriously difficult to work with, or if they require more takes to get a line perfect, but the latter is simply budget-related. The clique mentality, however, is false.
