Todd Solondz Quotes

As far as casting, I'm there for every single person that's cast. Even if it's one word, I'm there for their auditions.

The audition process is always grueling. You always hope to just get offered things, and sometimes it happens and sometimes it doesn't.

He was also very clear that the decision to cast me as Cora was all Michael's.

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.

I usually set aside a lot of time in advance of a movie with important roles for kids to search, but when you have great ones, they can be a real ace in the hole.

Sometimes it's all about the casting.

We chose the actors thru a series of auditions when we started the show.

It's easier to get an actor when you just ask them to do a day on something rather than have them come in, audition, get picked.

My agent set up a meeting with George Lucas. They were casting in England.

I still have to audition for most things.

There's another girl who was going to play Hilary Faye and luckily she wound up not doing it.

Casting is very, very important.

One of the things I learned very early on is you need to cast the kids for the characters you want them to play. They need to be who they are, right? If you want a loud, boisterous kid character, you need to find that kid.

I was approached by my agent, who said they were interested in me for 'Mr. Robot'. Then I binge-watched the show, and I was like, 'Uh, I would like this. Show me how I'm gonna fit in there, but yeah, I would love it.'

When I was in casting, we would bring somebody in, have them read their lines, maybe give them a few pointers, and hire them, and then once they go to the set and you have a director who's directing them, that performance may not be anywhere near what you had in the audition, either good or bad.

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.

When 'Director's Kut' called me and asked to come for an audition, I went for it but there was no response for a couple of days. Then I got a chance to meet Rajan Shahi and discuss the character. I liked Pammi the moment I heard about the character.

I believe in the power that a casting director has.

I've been fortunate that the roles I've auditioned for, I auditioned because I felt I was the right actor to play that part.

What a casting director does is they're a connector.

When I auditioned with Anthony Minghella (The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency), I loved the audition process, although I hated him for it. Because he had me audition six times for that role. Maybe three hours each. He wanted to see how quickly I could vary.

There are actors that are really fine actors but not good auditioners. There are really good auditioners that may not be great actors. There are great actors that are really good auditioners, too. I happen to be someone who's not a great auditioner, but usually on a set can hold my own.

I was so lucky that I didn't have to audition. It's just such a grueling process, in itself.

My Dad always told me that casting agencies are like artists picturing their paintings in their mind. They know what they want for a role and not to take it too seriously [if I dont get the part].

I really enjoy the process of making movies. The only thing that really concerns me is working with great directors and actors, and that is fun and exciting.