Quotes About Casting

My dad's an actor, and my mum's a casting director and a writer.

If a casting breakdown said 'All-American Type' or 'Lead Role,' I knew they weren't thinking of me.

Theatre has always been ahead in terms of colourblind casting.

Casting is a big deal.

A movie will live or die with your casting.

I was out with my friends when a casting agent came up and asked me if I was interested in acting.

I believe in the power that a casting director has.

Getting a casting means that a lot of people have put a lot of faith in you and your abilities, and you constantly think 'I hope I don't let them down.'

Writing is my main interest; it is where my heart is. I always want to continue writing. Apart from that, I enjoy casting and hopefully want to direct too.

I was a last-minute casting in 'Drishyam.'

People look upon a person in TV as someone they can see for nothing. This is carried over in casting pictures. They're afraid; they will not cast a TV lead to be a lead in a movie.

I think casting in a comedy is all important.

I usually prefer casting actors from our own industry.

Be it a cameo, a character role or a lead role, I am happy that people are finally recognising my acting calibre and are casting me in their films.

One day, I met Luv Ranjan through a casting agent. That was the best day of my life. After my family, he is the only person who I trust and have faith in.

I think always whenever we're casting a movie, it's about sitting down with somebody and feeling in them some kind of the element of who our character is.

I'm being called in by all the great casting directors. It's no longer based on a headshot. I realize now what they're buying is passion.

I got my big break in Bollywood with Anurag Kashyap's 'Raman Raghav 2.0' when I got a call from one of the casting directors to appear for an audition. At that point, I didn't think that I would make the cut since I was auditioning for a Bollywood film for the very first time. Within an hour of the audition, I was told that I had been selected.

My ability to model does not have an effect on my ability to be an actress. But casting directors and agents in the U.K. wouldn't give me the time of day.

I used to love auditioning. I loved going into the room and meeting casting directors.

A lot of things that I can't get into the room for, even just to be seen, is because they're just saying 'No. they're not casting non-white.' You're lumped into a category with people who are just not white.

I was shocked that I even got the opportunity to audition for 'A Wrinkle in Time.' Meg Murry is a Caucasian girl in the book.

When Scorsese or Coppola cast celebrities in their work, it goes without question.

In Bollywood, better the body you have, the brighter are your chances of bagging roles.