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Quotes About Selection

Casting, to me, is always the same. It's a very important part of a director's job. I pick people that I sense I'd like to be in a room with and will enjoy the rehearsal process with because that's the best part.
~ Scott Ellis
It always hurts a bit to pick the 'wrong one' in a race as big as the Champion Hurdle, and then, to make matters worse, you go and get beat by the horse you rejected.
~ Tony McCoy
I don't know what draws me to my films. In hindsight, my choices turn out OK.
~ Dulquer Salmaan
The service leaders hire one out of 50 applicants, sometimes one out of 100, but they're very, very careful. You can't afford not to be extremely choosy when you hire.
~ Harvey Mackay
I kind of pride myself in the fact that when people hire me it's always considered creative casting.
~ John de Lancie
If you're even on the fence about hiring someone, that person is a no. You have to feel it in your gut.
~ Alan Schaaf
You know, if I've done anything right, it has been hiring the right people.
~ Bob Stoops
When hiring, trust your feelings.
~ Peter Diamandis
I'm really good at hiring good people.
~ Sophia Amoruso
If I'm an entrepreneur and I have an idea, and I don't have the development talent around me but I need to find a developer, I would do my selection just like I would with hiring an employee.
~ David Cohen
Let's put it this way, when I was casting, I cast Viggo first and then found someone who could play his wife, rather than the other way around. So for me he's still the lead character.
~ David Cronenberg
We're very historically tried and true when it comes to our albums. We pick the best songs; we get rid of the songs we feel don't fit on the album, and we don't work on remixing or remastering albums.
~ Zacky Vengeance
I have a thousands wants; it's hard to really hone in on just a few.
~ Haley Bennett
I think Bellator is the place for me to hone my craft and they have a great selection of heavyweights here. They put on a great card every time so it's really exciting to be a part of that.
~ Jake Hager
I don't really do playlists. I don't know how to make a playlist, honestly.
~ Action Bronson
I can honestly say I've never chosen a film because where it's shot is convenient.
~ Clive Owen
Honey's just not honey. There's so many different varieties, so many different flavours.
~ Ainsley Harriott
There is no higher honour in sport than being selected to represent your country and I have certainly taken great pride in always giving my best in my position as Fed Cup captain.
~ Evonne Goolagong Cawley
I'm crazy excited to be performing at the MTV Brand new 2017 showcase! MTV has always been about showcasing new talent, and to be selected by the team to perform on the night is an honour!
~ Stefflon Don
You should be able to choose which hospital you go to.
~ Andrew Lansley
I'd rather have a hot dog than caviar.
~ Juan Pablo Montoya
Eventually, people should just say 'give me the best hotel in a certain date in a certain location.'
~ Gillian Tans
The most important criterion is this: hire someone whose character and humility and attitude you would like to have reproduced in your church and in yourself.
~ John Ortberg
Yet the home courses are where you spend dozens to hundreds of hours a year. You must choose them well.
~ Joe Henderson