Quotes About Casting

We were all thrown together on this show very rapidly, there was casting then a few days later a meeting where we all got to read the scripts and meet each other. Literally days after that we were on our way to Dallas.

I was thrown in the deep end at 18 when I got cast in a movie that I didn't audition for. The director just sort of found me and put me in a film, so the decision was really made for me.

So many movies just have two pretty people thrown together.

Even at drama school if there was a part of some eastern European thug it would be me.

I can't imagine that I would have been cast in the role, without Jamie Lee giving me a thumbs up.

I'm not supporting nor not supporting TV casting shows - there is no doubt they are created for financial reasons - but I don't have a problem with wanting to sell tickets, and if you want to do an arena version of a rock musical, you have to sell a lot of tickets to justify the cast.

When you have a label stuck on you, people tend to believe it. If someone calls you suave and debonair, you only get offered parts in a suit and a collar and tie. It just so happens I wear them reasonably well.

The point of being a movie star is that people cast you in a role. Actors tie themselves in knots trying to get out of that.

I was cast in 'Thor' back in 2009, so it sort of took me out of the running for anything tied to DC Comics.

Some directors cast you because they trust you to do the performance - but then they forget to direct you.

That other girl who was going to play Kate? God rest her soul, but she was god-awful.

I pick out young people and teach them in less time than it would take me to alter the methods of people from the boards, and I get actors who look the parts they have to fill.

At first I was always cast as the girlfriend. It was a long time before I got to play characters who were people.

I think, being an actor, it's just a relief every time you get a part.

I started going to castings a few years ago when people didn't know who I was. People forget about [that time] because they've seen my career - the path that it's had in the last couple years.

I spend a lot of time in preproduction working with authors, and a lot of time in postproduction.: editing, music, all that sort of stuff. Casting. On the set there's not a lot for me to do.

Reality shows always look for the worst people.

I think the reason they cast me as the good girls is because they couldn't find any in Hollywood.

If there is anybody who can give you a combination of quality and reasonable budget, innovative content and casting, it is me!

People approach you for the work they have seen you do. I don't think people see me as a lover boy dancing around, so I haven't received a role of that kind. I'm going to do roles that appeal to me.

I believe that OTT platforms definitely have helped neutralize the budget debate in the industry. Instead of only casting A-listers in the lead, makers are now more receptive and willing to try out newer actors for their big, multi-million projects.

Casting directors don't necessarily want a more recognizable commercial face. Sometimes, they want a lesser known person.

Casting is sort of like looking at paintings. You don't know what you'll like, but you recognize it when you see it.

Directors say that you should get actors before they are recognized. They will be a pain or have an opinion.