Books Quote by Jeff Baena

I'm good at cold reading; I've made a living doing this, and most of the time I do audition, but it's very tough. It's…

— Courtney Gains

I can't imagine writing if I didn't have a reader. Any more than an actor can imagine acting without an audience.

— Joan Didion

You know, an audition usually is you come in and read the scene and if you're lucky, you get to read it twice.

— Ewan McGregor

You're sent scripts, and for some, as soon as you start reading them, you feel an instant connection to the character. You know who…

— Ophelia Lovibond

A lot of times, you're not necessarily off the page because you haven't been able to take the time to prepare a character. It's…

— Gus Van Sant

A lot of actors choose parts by the scripts, but I don't trust reading the scripts that much. I try to get some friends…

— Al Pacino

When I was in casting, we would bring somebody in, have them read their lines, maybe give them a few pointers, and hire them,…

— Phyllis Smith

I think the writing and the casting and all of that has so much to do with actors becoming their characters. I think if…

— Scott Michael Foster

It's a feeling you get. You could have a hundred actors reading for one part, and they could all be spectacular, but one sticks…

— Daren Kagasoff

I've done auditions where the casting director is taking the paper out of my hand in the middle of reading.

— Kevin Hart

Most actors love to get to the point where they're not auditioning.

— Rockmond Dunbar

I think if an actor is right for a role, casting sees that, and the words that are on the page, depending on how…

— Scott Michael Foster