Famous Quotes & Sayings

Laura Wasser

I think it is really important that people at least have some potentially difficult discussions about what their expectations are - and not just financially - prior to getting married. It should really even happen prior to people living together or casting their lot together.

Sierra McCormick

I used to take it personally when a casting director didn't like me or I didn't get picked for something. Now I realize you can't do that. It'll mess with your self-esteem. Don't take rejection overly personally. If that doesn't work out, there's something else waiting for you.

Andrew Marvell

Here at the fountain's sliding foot, / Or at some fruit tree's mossy root, / Casting the body's vest aside, / My soul into the boughs does glide.

Dan Harmon

I think that casting is probably the most important thing in television production.

Kenneth Turan

I think this film makes news casting really exciting. It's a film that really holds you because it's an enormous dramatic conflict.

Kimberley Nixon

In my last year of drama school, I was Abigail in 'The Crucible' and Nina in 'The Seagull,' and I did some Shakespeare with the RSC. That's what casting directors saw me in, and I got put up for a lot of period drama auditions. I always get told I suit the costumes. I don't think I have a very modern-looking face.

Shannon Elizabeth

Had that casting director not called me back, had those producers not liked me or those directors... everything happened for a reason.

Roger Ebert

Sometimes it's all about the casting.

Jason Alexander

Really, the golden egg of doing a series is that you cross that very stupid bridge that says 'Name Actors Only' in casting sessions. All of a sudden, you become a name actor; it gives you marquee value. That's all that a series does.

Dave Bautista

Know your lines; otherwise, have an open mind because you want to get lost in the moment. When you have talented actors and directors to work with, then it's pretty easy to do.

J. M. Roberts

John is one of the top parks and recreation directors I've seen. He has a great feel for the needs of the community, and that's reflected in the facilities.

Stephen Chbosky

'Rent' was a special project for me. It was my first notable screenplay job. I worked with two wonderful directors on it, starting with Spike Lee in the summer of 2001. I wrote a draft for Spike and he was really good to me.

Aaron Johnson

There are so many elements that make a good film. You need a great director who's driving it.

Bobby Knight

Have you ever heard an admissions director be fired because a kid flunked out of school?

Annette Bening

He seemed to know so much more than it would be appropriate for a first-time (film) director to know. I still don't understand how he knows what he knows.

Julia Garner

I think that the most important thing for me is, how is the character that I would be reading for? Is it interesting? Is there stuff to do? Are there things that you can do with the character? How can you play it out? Just those kinds of things that are very important for an actor. Also, a good director and good dialogue.

John Boorman

I think that as a director you have to at the very least shape the script; structure it. Otherwise you're not really doing your job.

Bruno Tonioli

I think a lot of people have a vision of L.A. in which TV executives and movie directors plan their latest productions by the swimming pool.

Tim Mead

He could remember things that happened 40 years ago better than you or I can remember what happened last year.

Diana Yates

What would have happened to Citigroup under a weaker operating environment?

Rick Barnes

He's been through tougher things. What he went through a year ago, what happened (against A&M) pales to that.

Tomas Enge

I think it's going to take us a week to understand what happened today.

Kevin Boyer

I think it's going to take a while. You had residents on television saying pretty raucous things. We can't ignore what's happened over the last month.

Bill Hauck

Lake Tahoe is the key to our water supply, and what has happened there this past month is nothing short of awesome.

Makosi Musambasi

I was drunk, Anthony was drunk. No one will ever know what happened in that pool.

David Cameron

Whatever happened to no reverse gear? Whatever happened to the historic turning point? If you keep turning it's not going to be very historic.

Frank Beamer

Whatever happened is unfortunate. I'm not happy about some of the things that happened in the first half. We'll leave it at that.

Marcia Gay Harden

I was always an exhibitionist. I liked it when everyone laughed. But I didn't do plays in high school. I was too nervous.

Ann Richards

I think in the immediate days after 9/11, the administration acted very, very well. I liked the decisiveness of it.

Jerry Hollendorfer

He was a good-looking little colt who had a nice pedigree and he worked fast. We got lucky on the price because he was in the sale with no reserve. I liked him a whole lot more than $30,000, that's for sure.

Michael Brown

He liked to get into a lot of stuff. When I think about him, I think of his smile and his hair.

Tom Wopat

he said he liked it. So, I trust his judgment.

Neil Diamond

His reputation preceded him, ... But man to man, I just liked him a lot.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Hitler liked to spend a lot of special time with goats.

Paul Byrd

I threw OK. I would have liked to get more innings, but our offense showed what it can do.

Vince Young

We told him to listen to Jay-Z and Mike Jones, ... I mean, he already liked Usher and Alicia Keys.

Michael Keaton

There are certainly producers I hang with and directors I hang with and actors I hang with.

Bob Lutz

You cannot buy a bad automobile any more from any producer. We have to do more products not because we're looking at a particular segment, but because it's a great vehicle.

Catherine Deneuve

On Belle de Jour, the producer was very protective. It was very hard for me.

Mike Nichols

The producers want us to sell, sell, sell. That's my little joke. That's what we do by day; by night, we're artists.

Mindy Cohn

The producers probably won't like this, but I always describe her as Peppermint Patty on acid.

Dino De Laurentiis

If no producer, no movie.

Rick McCallum

Producers don't really publicize movies.

Mick Jagger

There's no great technical expertise in being a movie producer.

Sheryl Crow

The beauty of having a producer is that you have someone who says, You're finished.