Casts Quote by Ricky Gervais

With "The Office," they said, "We don't want anyone we recognize, so give us unknown actors," and I think that was the break that…

— Jenna Fischer

There's a couple of movie parts that I can't remember. There was always something kind of lurking, because when 'The Office' started, I wasn't…

— Craig Robinson

It's funny because I was offered film parts the first week after 'The Office' went out. I was sent a script, and I said,…

— Ricky Gervais

In actuality, there was casting for the show and it was pretty difficult.

— Ted Allen

Script comes first, then the actors, then you gotta be lucky enough to get the right time slot. Then people have to watch.

— James Burrows

Although there was a screenplay, the actors never knew what questions I was going to ask them, and all of my character's voice-over narration…

— Griffin Dunne

If you're trying to be an actor, sometimes you get lucky, and you end up on 'The Office', but if you don't, and you…

— Riki Lindhome

If you're locked to the words on the script, as good as those scripted words are, if you didn't have the time to rehearse…

— Mark Duplass

The show is in the casting. Choose the right people.

— Susan Nattrass

I remember the first reading of the script we had and everybody was sitting around the table. I was very impressed with the level…

— Victor Garber

It was easy for me to show the films to the studio and the network and say, "This is who I'm hiring."

— Ava DuVernay

I think every actor is looking for a challenge, and to play something different, and to be a part of a project with other…

— Hilary Duff