Craig Zadan Quotes

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.

There's no doubt that I owe a lot to my training of stage acting.

There are lots and lots of good actors out there, and often it's just luck if what you bring to the table syncs with the director's vision.

As an actor, you audition a lot for 'the girlfriend' or the 'hot girl.'

For directors and producers, you're not going to get competent performers on your set if they didn't start at a young age and understand professionalism.

I didn't study interviews. I studied acting.

I learned how to act working in TV.

'The Bank Job,' for me, was a great opportunity for me to do some good acting, you know?

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.

As an actor, Coppola trained me. That was my training ground.

As an actor, you create your own ideas.

I had no idea how one became an actor. I didn't know things such as drama schools existed. It all just sort of happened accidentally.

That's all you can do as an actor - take the best thing available.

Drama school is really a forum for making a fool of yourself.

As an actor, one should be aware of all their capabilities. This is important, as films are becoming more realistic.

Since I was a child, I've been playing children. When I was little, I was the kid that you'd hire to do the reading or workshop of your new material.

I don't think I am an actor, because I haven't studied to be an actress.

I was new to acting before my role in 'Madrasapattinam.'

How will I perform if I don't get good lines?

I don't know why all these actors think going to a gym or riding horses or learning how to fight are the steps to becoming an actor.

I love to combine first-time actors with seasoned actors.

Singing and composing come naturally to me, but acting does not. I have worked at it and attended several workshops to learn the craft.

In the beginning, it was quite challenging because I had zero acting experience, and delivering dialogues was the most difficult thing for me to do. But after I began to act, I grew as an artiste.

Bill Murray, we've got to get people worthy to be on the screen with him, as opposed to just a bunch of random… with no disrespect… but a bunch of random local actors.

'Southland' was really where I learned so much about drama.