Ciaran Hinds Quotes

Sometimes it's all about the casting.

I have a very simple philosophy when it comes to casting, and it really is casting the best person for the role.

Casting is 65 percent of directing.

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

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.

One of the things I learned very early on is you need to cast the kids for the characters you want them to play. They need to be who they are, right? If you want a loud, boisterous kid character, you need to find that kid.

A very high bar has been set with Robert Downey in 'Iron Man.' That idea was, find the best actor for the part, regardless of whether they've been in a movie like this before.

Foremost is the casting; you need convincing faces. Most of our films suffer from casting.

I usually set aside a lot of time in advance of a movie with important roles for kids to search, but when you have great ones, they can be a real ace in the hole.

When you explore a scene, the most important thing is who to cast.

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

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.

Casting is a big deal.

I am very filmmaker oriented, as a producer. I think the most important thing is that you have to really choose the players carefully.

I relieve myself from the rigours of directing by casting the movie correctly.

The least consideration of any film I've ever worked on is who is right for it.

If you cast the picture correctly, you have a whole lot of leeway. You can make mistakes in other aspects but pull it off with the right actors.

It's easier to get an actor when you just ask them to do a day on something rather than have them come in, audition, get picked.

Casting is everything. I put a huge amount of work into casting, and consistently across my career, I am most proud of my bold choices I made in casting.

I knew at the time that that wasn't the part I would be doing, they just wanted a screentest so they could have a look at it to show to the directors and producers. Then they wrote a part for me or maybe they already had it in mind, I don't know.

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

Great actors help. Every project is different. Sometimes it's completely open, and I've been able to cast who I've wanted. And then sometimes people want a certain kind of actor.

Casting is everything. Getting the person that you imagined is this character and then seeing what they bring to it.

Jesse Eisenberg, this little nebbishy guy, as Lex Luthor? For me, that's a genius move.