Manoj Bajpayee Quotes

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

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

Well, usually when I finish one character, I'm looking for a role that's really different.

Starting with 'Thirteen,' my known technique is to cast the lead, then find someone with whom they have incredible chemistry.

Roles should choose an actor and not vice versa.

I would love to act in films if people think I am right for a particular role.

My take is that every character requires a different character to be cast.

There's no better gift to an actor than when you walk into an audition, and the casting director is your partner.

I still reject lead roles, as I don't accept any role if I don't find it challenging enough. I am very careful while making selections.

I had done my first picture and I didn't have anything to do for awhile. I was asked to come back to New York and do Bus Stop in the role of the cowboy opposite Kim Stanley.

I always used to say, as a director, that I could make anybody good in a movie if you found the right part. It all comes down to casting.

Casting is 65 percent of directing.

Originally they wanted me to be Buster but I really like the Tobias part.

Making the choice to cast someone in a lead role is a big one. You don't want to squander your opportunity.

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

In Chicago it's really a case of the play's the thing - people are just so happy to be acting, you know? We were all actors - not like in New York or Los Angeles, where everyone says they are actors but they are actually waiting tables and hustling for spots in commercials.

Casting is a long process for me. I take a lot of time.

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

I'm hoping I can evade a type and go for roles based on what I consider plausible and what I consider good.

Oftentimes, actors don't have the luxury of picking their part. You go from one project to the next, and you hope that you find one that fits you and that you're suited for, and then they see that you're fit for it.

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.

You always love to fantasize you'll get your dream role.

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 storytelling.

Often, you're not quite sure what people have seen you in, but the script lands in your inbox. That was the case with 'The Night Manager.'