Bob Saget Quotes

They wanted Guy Middleton instead of Kenneth More, and even Kay Kendall wasn't their first choice!

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.

I was fortunate enough to book a pilot, and we just got picked up for a midseason replacement for ABC. It's called 'Romantically Challenged,' and I'm going to be playing Alyssa Milano's little sister. The other actor in it is Kyle Bornheimer from 'Worst Week' - he's hilarious.

If you go to pilot then you are probably going to go to series. That's my feeling about it.

I did a pilot for Anything But Love in 1988 that didn't sell.

When you cast, you can't cast only visually; you have to cast emotionally, too.

I can't imagine that I would have been cast in the role, without Jamie Lee giving me a thumbs up.

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

Martin Jarvis was to have played the part originally but I think I had longer hair or something, I know not.

We all were there for the readings, the screen tests, and we knew. We knew Dustin was the guy right away.

Casting is everything. If you get the right people they make you look good.

I love working with the right actor, and if the right actor happens to be unknown, that should be allowed, too, I think.

Why do I use the same actors in different movies? One of the things I really stress in casting is I need to find someone who is suitable for the role in the movie. That's always the main reason.

I think I was first choice for the part. I don't know - that's what they always tell you anyway. I didn't have to do any audition for the part. Sam saw me in Dinner and the whole thing slipped into place.

I don't watch the movies I make, so I haven't seen 'Footloose' since it came out. You see this young, hungry actor, it's pretty fun. I was the only one they screen tested. It was an attempt by the director and producer to talk the head of the studio into hiring me because they didn't want me.

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

You can write and write, but if you don't have someone who can nail that character, it's never going to live.

Because actors don't get to pick movies; movies pick the actors.

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

A director should cast a person who fits into their script.

To me, casting is all about finding a character within the actor off the screen as much as on the screen.

With movies, they have a certain person or style that they're looking for. It's not that they don't like you, but maybe you're not the person that's right for their movie. That happens a lot.

I wanted a woman who had the body and the power of a real pilot. I interviewed hundreds of woman, but Jessica just seemed perfect for the part. I couldn't get her out of my head. I continued to bother her and she finally gave in.

To cast Mr. Spock, I made a phone call to Leonard, and he came in. That was it.

There are so many people who come to me to be an actor, but I select only those people who I feel can fit my script. If they do, I immediately say yes. I don't do screen tests. I talk to them and see how their mind functions. I read their mind and cast them.