Quotes About Casting

I had a very hard time accepting myself as a character actress because I wanted to be glamorous and a leading lady like everybody else. I looked in the mirror and thought I looked pretty good, but casting didn't ever see me that way.

I think that casting shows are pretty good at teaching someone how to present themselves and how to handle the media.

Anytime you're on camera, 95 percent of whatever character you're playing, unless you're Daniel Day-Lewis - or maybe, no, pretty much just him - you're cast because you're you.

People don't always understand the way it works with casting. TV projects tend to be commissioned to screen at a particular time of year, so your shooting dates are chosen to meet that. And then the casting is a matter of choosing from the actors who are available for those dates.

David Lynch saw my picture in a casting agent's office in Seattle. I got a call to see him, and the rest is history.

I had to choose between American and British actors, and it didn't take me more than a second to decide: Russians are Europeans and should be played by other Europeans.

You know how it is, somebody will see your work and like it and remember it, then decide to make it a role in their film.

There are so many decisions in making a movie.

People in Hollywood defer to what they know, which is a white lead, particularly in romantic comedies.

I don't think I'm allowed to talk about that. It is definitely not me. The role has been cast.

My definition of a character actor is - they never get the girl.

If we talk about character actors they are always in demand. Actress like Aruna Irani will always be needed in a script.

Each role demands the right actor. To play an artist, one must be an artist.

To walk into a casting room full of people who look like you is a crazy thing. What is the thing that necessitates all of us having the exact same shade of skin and having the same hair? What about this deodorant commercial needs that?

My department is to get actors to do stuff.

An actor doesn't have a regular job. He is dependent upon the roles which are given him.

As filmmakers are nervous while casting, they naturally tend to sign actors depending on what they've seen before.

My work in Bollywood depends on the dates needed from me and my role in a film.

There's so many interesting aspects of making a movie: the costume department, the set design, the casting itself, the locations.

The only people who are desperate to go on the show are people we're desperate not to have on the show.

To cast Ida, it took ages, and I was a bit desperate. I couldn't find somebody I could believe in. I spent months looking for the lead among young actresses and drama students.

Weight has never been a deterrent in finding the right role.

But then all that died down and as far as casting was concerned it didn't really matter that I had been on Broadway.

If you see a bad live action film, what are the conclusions you draw? Typically, it is that they made a bunch of mistakes, a bad script, wrong casting. You get into 2D, and you get a few films that are not strong films. And what is the conclusion? That it's 2D? I beg to differ. It's a convenient excuse, but it's just wrong.