Louise Jameson Quotes

Everybody reads for me. I was never weird about that. I never minded coming in and reading. They should know if I'm the right person, and I should know if I want to do a movie.

I never look at the size of the film when I'm looking for a part.

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

I'm not interested in going after a part. I think if someone wants me for a part and approaches me then I'll take it on a case-by-case basis and see what that part is.

If I were to be cast as Cyrano or a Connecticut prep-school teacher or a gay boutique owner, it would only happen if some director I had worked with in the past said, 'Why don't we give Rispoli a shot at it?'

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

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.

It's kind of interesting to be a director who is all of a sudden being an actor playing an agent. This is my whole world!

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

Everytime I get offered theatre I get offered a film role too.

I can hardly decide what plays I should be in.

When we were doing 'The Office,' there was an area backstage where they worked on hair and makeup, and I was sitting there waiting to get ready to go on, and one of the writers went, 'I want you to audition for 'Bad Teacher.'' I went, 'Okay!'

I will not hesitate to take up good film offers.

I got 'Aurangzeb' because I gave an audition and passed it.

Roles should choose an actor and not vice versa.

I do want to do more acting! I love it. It's so fun.

A movie will live or die with your casting.

Casting is a big deal.

I have to say that as an actor, I really look for the role. I'm not really looking to see if it's for television or film, because there are highly talented people in both mediums.

From being a writer of plays, it was not that surprising that somebody thought of giving me a job as an actor. After I played one part, others came along.

I'm an actor. I'm hired to play whatever it is they want me to play - if I'm lucky enough to be cast for the part - which seems to take a lot of luck these days.

My English teacher always gave me scripts for plays, but I was into sports. My friend said there were small parts I could go up for, but the director gave me the part of Mozart, which was kind of the lead role. From then on I just loved it.

In this country, you have movie actors and theatre actors and television actors.

I am always looking for a great play and a great part to do.

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.