Many casting directors won't hire aspiring actors because you might be burning some chick's headshot under the table so she doesn't get the part.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
As an actor you have to wait for someone to cast you, so you're relying on the business.
Women have to take more control of their careers. They can't just wait to be cast in a film.
Casting directors don't necessarily want a more recognizable commercial face. Sometimes, they want a lesser known person.
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 actors, but it wasn't true with any of the casting people I knew.
I don't believe that all actors should end up being directors.
I think it's incumbent on actresses to bring something else to the part which isn't in the script.
As an actor, you're in the hands of producers and directors. It's important to find out who you're working with.
I just feel incredibly lucky to be employed when there are so many actors and actresses who are not employed. That's why, you know, I sometimes feel desperate, in case I'm not going to be cast again.
There are a lot of people out there who offer roles to actors because they'll elevate their movie to a place the movie would never reach.
Any good production team is going to allow an actor to breathe life into the characters - that's why they hired that woman, that man, whatever the case.