When you cast somebody, you write to their strengths.

If you then cast a somebody, playing a nobody is always an additional effort. But that was not the reason we cast him. It…

— Tom Tykwer

I like to write for actors I know and with whom I've worked before. You can write to their strengths and weaknesses and write…

— Michael Haneke

When you cast somebody you cast them not only for... I look for an inherent kind of quality. You are going to be shooting…

— David Fincher

I don't cast somebody that I think is like my younger self.

— James Franco

Jen came first, and then they wanted to cast somebody that would... Kevin liked the idea of having a kind of The Ghost of…

— Ben Affleck

When we look to cast somebody who hasn't had any acting experience before, it's really essential we find somebody who at some level can…

— Anna Boden

You cannot teach somebody to write a masterpiece, but you can certainly teach them how to improve their writing skills. And you can teach…

— Margaret Atwood

History has proven that it's impossible to crush the artist. There's always gonna be a need for somebody to write a poem or sing…

— Mos Def

I guess it's inevitable that I would become somebody who would write about scientists.

— Margot Lee Shetterly

I'm not in any rush. I'm not somebody who, if I write a song, I get it out. That's not something I've ever really…

— Bruce Springsteen

When I'm dead, somebody can write my biography. I wrote a national hymn, an anthem, which I don't want to present to that country.…

— Giorgio Moroder

Find the story you want to tell. If you don't want to write it, find somebody to write it.

— Annette Bening

My story is very long. And for somebody to write a good story, one needs a good writer, too.

— Dutee Chand

It's very hard to tell somebody how to write when they're so good, and they're a brilliant writer and a really good guy.

— Bonnie Hammer

There's still a fascination with somebody who can write at book length, no matter what the book is.

— Dean Koontz