Steven Soderbergh Quotes

If they're going to cast one person and not another, it's not rejection of your talent, it's just that they want one person and not someone else. As an actor, unfortunately, it's not your job to cast the movie.

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.

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

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

I think back at the time, if it had been 1988, I would have thought Michael and Sarah probably would have been cast but I don't think, I think it's much better that the girl is younger and if Sarah would have been 26 or 27 then.

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 cast somebody, you write to their strengths.

There have been times when I've been asked to do things and I've thought, 'This is great! This is a great script. But, I do not believe myself in this role.' I pretend I'm the producer and I think, 'If I was making this movie, would I cast myself in this part,' and if that doesn't feel right to me, then I don't even go audition for it.

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

But, Tarantino has seen all of my movies. He's seen my good stuff, he's seen my bad stuff, he's seen the ones I directed, he's read my autobiography. There's an awful lot of things he knows about me, all of which I think had something to do with his casting.

The way it works in Hollywood is that if you're hot it doesn't matter if you're right for the part or not, you're just offered it.

We want the best actor, and that's why Matt Damon worked so well in this role, because he's a great actor.

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

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

Roles should choose an actor and not vice versa.

When it comes to casting for movies, it is a priority that you cast right. The guiding principle must be what is right for the movie, that is the basis you cast someone, not because so-and-so is a friend.

It's quite quick for me to know if I want to play a character or not.

Sometimes you choose the wrong actor, he could be the best actor ever, but hes not cast in the right part then it doesnt work.

Some people come to you because if you're in their movie, it'll help them raise money. And some people come to you because they think you're the person to play the part.

You have to start with the notion that you pick the actor who's going to embody the role, the best person that you can find. If you don't start with that then it sort of defies the whole purpose of trying to make the best film that you can make.

Deb Zane, our casting director on the Hunger Games was very sanguine, from the beginning, about just blocking out what everybody else says that they want.

You can't just pick people for their hair color or the shape of their face. You have to go with the best actors.

This is not the 19th century, where actors are expected to play completely opposite roles. We're not typecast, but we're brought in because somebody thinks that it's a good fit, so you make it a better fit.

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].

When I'm casting a picture, I think who I'd like to see in it if I was sitting in a theater. Who would surprise me?