But once you allow yourself to recognize necessity, you find two things: One you find your options so restricted that the only course of action is obvious, and, two, that a great sense of freedom comes with the decision.
You'd have to be an idiot to say no to 'Hunger Games.'
I'm from there. You know, when you grow up with these people and see them every day and then you look at the numbers it was easy; it was a no-brainer. And when Sony took a look, it was a no-brainer to them, too.
Because everybody always encouraged me to sing, I assumed that I wasn't bad at it. It felt like it was obvious what I was going to pursue. I thought I was good for as long as I can remember.
It made the most sense for us to select Sam Bowie. It was almost a no-brainer.
This was a no-brainer, ... When it came down to it, I said to myself, Hey, you can still play, you can still play at a high level and you still enjoy playing. Why not play?
There are some roles that are a no-brainer. You just have a sure, instinctive 'Yes!'
And it was suddenly very simple: There was no choice.
We all were there for the readings, the screen tests, and we knew. We knew Dustin was the guy right away.
No one was very surprised when I decided to become an actor.
A rock is harder than a feather, you can talk and jabber and make exceptions, but in the end, if you have to choose which one is gonna hit you on the head, you'll choose the feather every single time.
People are lazy when they cast. It's natural to think of the most obvious fit to your character.
