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I was turned down at my first audition for Rocky IV for being too tall. I was 6ft 5in and you were supposed to be 6ft 3in maximum. I didn`t know what the casting call was for and I just showed up, they asked me how tall I was, I said 6ft 5in and they said...
Dolph Lundgren
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I`m so tired of hearing casting directors ask if I have a sore throat. The people who have told me that my voice is distinctive, it`s unusual...those people have always been close to my heart.
Scarlett Johansson
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[His next project, Sunshine (2007)] We`re doing this film Sunshine (2007). In fact, we`re casting for it in a few minutes actually. It`s about a mission to the sun. It`s a sci-fi set in space. They`re flying a bomb to the sun and the bomb is like the size...
Danny Boyle
Keywords: 2007 :: about :: actually :: and :: bomb :: casting :: doing :: fact :: few :: fi :: film :: flying :: for :: his :: in :: is :: it :: kansas :: like :: minutes :: mission :: next :: of :: project :: re :: sci :: set :: size :: space :: sun :: sunshine :: the :: they :: this :: to :: weSource: imdb.com
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Hollywood seems to be now moving away from the idea of casting Brits as villains and is casting the French instead. It`s something to do with the war, I suspect.
Charles Dance
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Hollywood seems to be now moving away from the idea of casting Brits as villains and is casting the French instead. It`s something to do with the war, I suspect.
Charles Dance
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[when asked about happiness]: I am happy. I was just talking to a very savvy casting director, who`s been around for a long time, who said, "I`m so happy for you!" and I knew he was. I said, I wish this would never end. I wish there was never an award, a ...
Burt Reynolds
Keywords: about :: am :: an :: and :: around :: asked :: award :: been :: casting :: director :: end :: for :: happiness :: happy :: he :: just :: knew :: long :: never :: party :: rush :: said :: savvy :: so :: talking :: there :: this :: time :: to :: very :: was :: when :: who :: wish :: would :: youSource: imdb.com
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[Talking about casting Brandon Routh as Superman/Clark Kent in the new Superman film]: "I was always dead set on casting an unknown. Brandon embodied the character the best - his acting talent, physical presence and personality."
Bryan Singer
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[Talking about casting Brandon Routh as Superman/Clark Kent in the new Superman film]: "I was always dead set on casting an unknown. Brandon embodied the character the best - his acting talent, physical presence and personality."
Bryan Singer
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You did something that was pretty good, and the picture was pretty good. That pedigreed you in that type of part, which I thought was stupid, and unfair, too. It didn`t give me a chance, but it made casting easier for the studio. Interview with The Associ...
Charles Lane
Keywords: and :: associated :: but :: casting :: chance :: did :: didn :: easier :: for :: give :: good :: in :: interview :: it :: made :: me :: of :: part :: pedigreed :: picture :: pre :: pretty :: something :: studio :: stupid :: that :: the :: thought :: too :: type :: unfair :: was :: which :: with :: youSource: imdb.com
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I love casting against type and doing things you wouldn`t expect, because I think you get more interesting performances that way. Hollywood loves to pigeonhole people and there`s nothing an actor loves more than to do something different.
David S. Goyer
Keywords: actor :: against :: an :: and :: because :: casting :: different :: do :: doing :: expect :: get :: hollywood :: interesting :: love :: loves :: more :: nothing :: people :: performances :: pigeonhole :: something :: than :: that :: there :: things :: think :: to :: type :: way :: wouldn :: youSource: imdb.com
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Unless you have a real passion for making movies, then don`t bother. I had to carry energy and light into every meeting, only to be told, `We don`t want you.` I couldn`t take it personally. You just have to wait, and live for those moments when the castin...
Laura Harring
Keywords: and :: be :: bother :: carry :: casting :: couldn :: directo :: don :: energy :: every :: for :: had :: have :: into :: it :: just :: light :: live :: making :: meeting :: moments :: movies :: only :: passion :: personally :: real :: take :: the :: then :: those :: to :: told :: unless :: wait :: want :: we :: when :: youSource: imdb.com
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NBC and Tim Kring took a huge leap of faith in casting me. To be worked into a show that was in production and on the schedule, is an amazing stroke of luck.
Kathryn Hahn
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There is always an unspoken problem about casting Latina actresses. I have heard Jennifer Lopez talk about how it was for her, always being up for the role of the Latina chick.
Jessica Alba
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[after having received "permission" from Samuel Goldwyn to get married] About a week before the wedding was planned I got a call from the casting director: "Let your hair and your beard grow. You`re going to be in a western". So in the society column of t...
Dana Andrews
Keywords: about :: after :: and :: be :: beard :: before :: call :: casting :: column :: director :: from :: get :: going :: goldwyn :: got :: grow :: hair :: having :: in :: let :: married :: of :: permission :: planned :: re :: received :: samuel :: santa :: so :: society :: the :: to :: was :: wedding :: week :: western :: you :: yourSource: imdb.com
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This is a work of fiction. All the characters in it, human and otherwise, are imaginary, excepting only certain of the fairy folk, whom it might be unwise to offend by casting doubt on their existence. Or lack thereof.
Neil Gaiman
Keywords: all :: and :: are :: be :: by :: casting :: certain :: characters :: doubt :: excepting :: existence :: fairy :: fiction :: folk :: human :: imaginary :: in :: is :: it :: lack :: might :: of :: offend :: on :: only :: or :: otherwise :: the :: their :: thereof :: this :: to :: unwise :: whom :: workSource: imdb.com
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[on auditioning for Roy in The Perfect Score] What happened was I read the casting sides, and I thought, this guy`s kind of like he`s always doing something - his focus seems to be somewhere else. He`s kind of misunderstood. This guy`s really smart, his f...
Leonardo Nam
Keywords: always :: and :: auditioning :: be :: casting :: doing :: else :: focus :: for :: guy :: happened :: he :: his :: in :: is :: kind :: like :: misunderstood :: of :: on :: perfect :: read :: really :: roy :: score :: seems :: sides :: smart :: something :: somewhere :: the :: this :: thought :: to :: was :: whatSource: imdb.com
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Discussing possible casting choices Mel Gibson and Nicolas Cage for Three Kings (1999) before he had signed to the movie: "Luckily, both those guys were tied and gagged in my apartment, and that was a problem for the casting department."
George Clooney
Keywords: 1999 :: and :: apartment :: before :: both :: cage :: casting :: choices :: department :: discussing :: for :: gagged :: gibson :: guys :: had :: he :: in :: kings :: luckily :: mel :: movie :: my :: nicolas :: possible :: problem :: signed :: that :: the :: those :: three :: tied :: to :: was :: wereSource: imdb.com
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Discussing possible casting choices Mel Gibson and Nicolas Cage for Three Kings (1999) before he had signed to the movie: "Luckily, both those guys were tied and gagged in my apartment, and that was a problem for the casting department."
George Clooney
Keywords: 1999 :: and :: apartment :: before :: both :: cage :: casting :: choices :: department :: discussing :: for :: gagged :: gibson :: guys :: had :: he :: in :: kings :: luckily :: mel :: movie :: my :: nicolas :: possible :: problem :: signed :: that :: the :: those :: three :: tied :: to :: was :: wereSource: imdb.com
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(On her height) "Years ago, one casting agent told me that the only roles I could play were lesbians and aliens."
Allison Janney
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Cartoonists have the best casting system. If they don`t like an actor, they just tear him up.
Alfred Hitchcock
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So, Spider-Man was obviously good casting for him (Sam Raimi). I mean, he was good casting to do Spider-Man. Would I have done it differently? Yeah, absolutely. It would`ve been a very different film, but that`s the film you`ve never seen. I`ve seen it. -...
James Cameron
Keywords: absolutely :: been :: but :: casting :: different :: differently :: do :: done :: film :: for :: good :: have :: he :: him :: it :: man :: mean :: never :: obviously :: on :: raimi :: sam :: seen :: so :: spider :: that :: the :: to :: ve :: very :: was :: would :: yeah :: youSource: imdb.com
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So, Spider-Man was obviously good casting for him (Sam Raimi). I mean, he was good casting to do Spider-Man. Would I have done it differently? Yeah, absolutely. It would`ve been a very different film, but that`s the film you`ve never seen. I`ve seen it. -...
James Cameron
Keywords: absolutely :: been :: but :: casting :: different :: differently :: do :: done :: film :: for :: good :: have :: he :: him :: it :: man :: mean :: never :: obviously :: on :: raimi :: sam :: seen :: so :: spider :: that :: the :: to :: ve :: very :: was :: would :: yeah :: youSource: imdb.com
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Half of directing is casting the right actors.
John Huston
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Casting people feel that they have to get someone who looks a certain way, and I think that the jury is still out whether people find me attractive or not.
Willem Dafoe
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When it first started, I didn`t think that I would survive beyond the pilot. I did not unpack; I didn`t see the point. I thought the producers would come to their senses and realize they`d made a grave error in casting me. I was certain that I`d be on my ...
Patrick Stewart
Keywords: and :: be :: beyond :: casting :: certain :: come :: did :: didn :: error :: first :: grave :: in :: it :: made :: me :: my :: not :: on :: pilot :: point :: producers :: realize :: see :: senses :: started :: survive :: that :: the :: their :: they :: think :: thought :: to :: unpack :: was :: way :: when :: wouldSource: imdb.com
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[On Laura Dern]: Well, you know, I`m very easily stirred. And she`s a remarkable woman. So I was struck with that from the beginning. But it wasn`t until the film was over that we formed an alliance. I had been discreetly casting glances across the dinosa...
Jeff Goldblum
Keywords: across :: alliance :: an :: and :: been :: beginning :: but :: casting :: dern :: dinosaur :: discreetly :: easily :: film :: formed :: from :: glances :: had :: it :: know :: laura :: on :: over :: remarkable :: she :: so :: stirred :: struck :: that :: the :: until :: very :: was :: wasn :: we :: well :: with :: woman :: youSource: imdb.com
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[Walt Disney] has the best casting. If he doesn`t like an actor he just tears him up.
Alfred Hitchcock
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It is not easy to get parts in mainstream films for most people of color. Hollywood and British writers are not writing parts for us, or the directors are not interested in casting us in parts that are color-blind.
Naveen Andrews
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I needed to change my name just to liberate myself and find out I could do it without walking into a Hollywood casting office with the name Coppola.
Nicolas Cage
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[On casting Batman] "Batman is a marvelously complex character-somebody who has absolute charm and then, just like that, can turn it into ice-cold ruthlessness. There are very few actors who can do that, and Christian is one of them."
Christopher Nolan
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