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I think one of the biggest jobs of being a director is getting the casting right.

Casting sometimes is fate and destiny more than skill and talent, from a director's point of view.

I don't believe that all actors should end up being directors.

A lot of directors in television have come up through the technical ranks. They have all the technical skills in the world. They're not all that familiar with actors.

There are times when you work with directors on set, and things are a bit rudderless, and those can be good directors.

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.'

Directing talent is very nebulous. You know, it's not in front of you like an actor's performance.

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 know what directing actors is all about apart from just casting well and then shaping their performances a bit, you know.

I always think that a director who knows about the technical side, but cares about the acting performances and casting as well, is ahead of the game.