Ray Fisher Quotes

I didn't audition for 'Fargo.' It was a straight offer.

I knew at the time that that wasn't the part I would be doing, they just wanted a screentest so they could have a look at it to show to the directors and producers. Then they wrote a part for me or maybe they already had it in mind, I don't know.

When I auditioned for The Black Canary, I only knew I was reading for a new recruit on team 'Arrow.' It wasn't until I'd booked the role that they told me who I'd be playing.

I don't think I auditioned for 'Ghostbusters II'.

I totally heard by chance that they were doing the casting for a James Bond movie, and that one of the auditions was taking place in Paris. So I tried myself to contact every name involved in the movie I could possibly find on the IMDb!

As an actor, when you go for auditions, there are certain roles that come along and you think, 'I really want that one,' and Prince Arthur was definitely one of those.

The first heart you win over is that casting director. In first meetings, they'll be the ones who see your pitch for the character. And then as you get further up, they'll be the ones reading with you in front of the network.

I have a secret aspiration to be considered for a part where it doesn't matter what you look like to play it.

With 'Nip/Tuck,' I had never even done anything before I got on that show. They created that character for me. I was reading for something else.

When I read the script for Will & Grace in 1998, I knew I was the only guy for the part.

Many casting directors won't hire aspiring actors because you might be burning some chick's headshot under the table so she doesn't get the part.

I remember when I was first auditioning to be a part of it, I thought it would be way to cool and there was no way it would actually happen, so I still can't believe I'm in the 'X-Men' and I'm Havok.

I would definitely do TV, at the drop of a hat, if I was offered a good role.

I love 'Insecure.' I want to play Issa Rae's sister. I do know Issa Rae, but we ain't besties or nothing.

I fought my way into an audition on 'Ghost.'

Usually, when you're an actress, you have to audition 20 times.

My first audition for 'The Magicians' came up in conversation with a close friend who, right then, handed me the first book.

Any filmmakers out there want a Welshman with sharp cheekbones and wonky teeth to play the love interest in their movie, give me a call.

There is an audition floating around somewhere that I did for 'Bates Motel.'

If you're going to give me the role of Darna, I'll accept it. I will work hard, I will train, I will attend workshops. I will give all my strength. But, of course, it's ABS-CBN's decision in the end to see who is the perfect fit to play the role.

I've done a couple of castings... I've done an audition for 'The Hobbit.'

The first job I booked was on 'True Blood.' I played a blood siren.

There is no set way of getting a role - you don't give an exam, score well, and then nail a film.

'Nimona' was originally a vague idea I had when I was in high school, when I was just getting into shapeshifting characters. It was a straightforward superhero story at the time. Nimona was named Nightshade, and she had an eyepatch for some reason. There was nothing really special about it, though.

I was genuinely shocked to even be in the frame for a sitcom role on British TV.