Allyn Rachel Quotes

I like interesting casting, and casting people who you think might be slightly different in parts.

The thing about many celebrities - not all - is that they're fantastic actors. If we've created a really juicy role, it just feels like a fantastic actor should be playing the part. If it's a long enough part, we consider anyone. If it's a single episode, we don't usually let a single actor on. Because that' s just stunting.

One thing that's nice about doing a movie about people that hardly anyone knows, you never worry if they're a perfect match.

For film, I audition just like everyone else, because it's a different set of casting directors.

You get callbacks, and they either give it to what they call a 'name' performer, or they decide to go in an entirely different direction.

The freshest moments in my films have always been with unknown actors.

Some people work very closely with a director or a producer on something, and from the get go, they're collaborating. But typically, it's just go in for an audition, do the best you can, and if the phone rings a couple of days after the audition and you get the part, that's great.

I was born a character actor.

There could be some unknown actor who's a better actor than Ving Rhames, but no one knows that actor, so Ving Rhames will get the job.

Casting is everything. I put a huge amount of work into casting, and consistently across my career, I am most proud of my bold choices I made in casting.

I'm largely interested in people who are just great actors, and they're not necessarily hugely famous.

I generally get challenged; I haven't been typecast, which is really, really, nice. It's not something that every actor gets, really. It's luxury. Most actors are capable of it, but they aren't afforded the opportunity to express their variety.

There are casting directors with lots of imagination, but also some with not as much imagination.

I think every young actor in Los Angeles went up for that role. It was between Frankie Muniz and me, and he pulled out, so I got the role.

I think filmmakers are always interested in getting the best actor that they can find, the person who's the most right for it.

I only really cast people who are desperate to be in it - who were dying to be in it, whose talent I believed in and were dead ready to do the work that was necessary.

Starting with 'Thirteen,' my known technique is to cast the lead, then find someone with whom they have incredible chemistry.

The 'ER' role was not Asian-specific, and my agent knew that I loved the show.

I think the way it works is that when you're casting a movie, you usually want to work with people that you believe in.

I turned down a lot of things that were so-called commercial. You're coming out of one film, and then they want you to be in the same one.

I think most actors go into the business thinking, 'I can play everything. Why can't I play a black woman? Just give me a chance.' Then you grow up and realize it's probably better that they cast an actual black woman.

The year I got into The Actors Studio, Steve McQueen and I were the only two accepted that whole year.

We've always had a simple philosophy in casting. We don't care if somebody's a big star or a little star. We just want the best possible actor for the part.

When you're casting a show, you have your idea of who you want it to be, and of course, those are going to be very well-known names.

I've always believed that it's the film that chooses the actor and not the other way round.