Cinema Quote by Evangeline Lilly

Some of my favorite auditions have been with female directors.

— Ed Skrein

I can honestly, and proudly, say that I never was on the casting couch. Oh, of course there have been advances from certain men…

— Dorothy Stratten

Every casting director I've met is a woman.

— Cameron Diaz

Maybe I'm too masculine. Casting directors cast in their own, or an idealized image. Maybe I don't look like anybody's ideal.

— Charles Bronson

When I was making films [early in my career] there were very, very few female directors, and there were certainly no women on set,…

— Helen Mirren

I remember calling directors numerous times and saying, 'Oh, you should cast so-and-so instead of me. They're much better for the role.'

— Robin Wright

I kind of feel like every time I do a film, it is me and an entire male ensemble cast.

— Margot Robbie

I'd make a terrible casting director.

— Gail Honeyman

It was so fascinating to be a part of this, because as the women took on these central roles that had all the good…

— Olivia Wilde

It's always a good idea to go up for the male roles. You go up against a bunch of beefy guys, and the casting…

— Jane Lynch

If you work in casting, it's sort of not cool to want to act. A lot of people think that casting directors are frustrated…

— Catherine Keener

The great thing about women directors is that they're not only involved in the performances - they can gauge where we all are personally…

— Billie Lourd