Casting Call Quotes

Everything in The Room, we did it the same way the big studios do it. The only difference is the budget and the actors. We put an ad in Back Stage West and in return we got almost 8,000 headshots from people who wanted to be in the film. We then do a process of selection and a rehearsal process after they are selected. The process of audition is very time consuming.

I auditioned for 'American Sniper' and didn't get a role.

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

Obviously we had to study Shakespeare at school, but to be honest, I was not a fan. I found the language very difficult, and I didn't enjoy watching it or studying it. I auditioned five times for the Royal Shakespeare Company early on in my career, and I didn't even get past the first rounds.

I was living in Seattle. I was 21 years old, just going to do theater. And I got a call that David Lynch was in town and wanted to meet with me.

I remember when I was first auditioning to be a part of it, I thought it would be way to cool and there was no way it would actually happen, so I still can't believe I'm in the 'X-Men' and I'm Havok.

David Lynch saw my picture in a casting agent's office in Seattle. I got a call to see him, and the rest is history.

The music led to the acting. But movies aren't something you can just will yourself into. Someone has to choose you, and you have to be quite fortunate to be chosen.

Acting and singing on 'One Tree Hill' was definitely one of the most incredible experiences of my life. I didn't even know I could act until I auditioned at the casting call for the part of Mia.

I really hope someday in Hollywood, some producer or director will hire me only to do drama.

Later on they send me to Hollywood. To make movies. It was all new to me. I was only 21 years old.

I've been on hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of auditions in my life, so it's not unusual that I went in for 'Glee.' What was unusual is that it was a week, exactly, after I had given birth.

It's no good being the best actor in the world if nobody sees you because you didn't happen to be there at the right day when a part was being cast.

The life of an actor is very hard irrespective of the continent you are in. It is doubly hard when you are only eligible for minority roles.

I didn't want to be 50 or 60 and auditioning for a three-line role.

I realize that no one is going to come to me and ask me to be Julius Caesar or a romantic lead, but I think I'm a certain type of guy who looks a certain way, and that's just the reality of things.

You have to be very, very good looking to get ahead in motion pictures.

Most actors have been fired during their career.

Going after a part in Hollywood is like being a gladiator in ancient Rome. When it comes down to getting a role, you don't have any friends, you're incredibly competitive and any actor who tells you different is lying.

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

The point of being a movie star is that people cast you in a role. Actors tie themselves in knots trying to get out of that.

When you do casting in Hollywood, it's always the same question: 'Who is available?'

Terry Malick offered me three parts in 'The Thin Red Line.' I was busy shooting other movies while he asked me the first two.

I really wanted to be on Six Feet Under as a corpse. That would be hysterical.

When 'Director's Kut' called me and asked to come for an audition, I went for it but there was no response for a couple of days. Then I got a chance to meet Rajan Shahi and discuss the character. I liked Pammi the moment I heard about the character.