Castability Quotes & Sayings

Forget being a decent man, Terence. Go for castability. Could you even play a decent man in a movie? — Lorrie Moore

Women don't question themselves when they enter into a story that has male characters, but men do question the validity of a female narrative. — Romola Garai

His rod revers'd, And backward mutters of dissevering power. — John Milton

I'm bored. I need to be entertained. Sam is moping. I may kill him with his own guitar. It would give me something to do and also make him say something. Two birds with one stone! — Maggie Stiefvater

If I was on the road to Hell, at least I was going in style. — Jim Butcher

Racial justice is key to a compassionate, inclusive, dynamic society. — Rinku Sen

Play not for gain, but sport. Who plays for more
Than he can lose with pleasure, stakes his heart;
Perhaps his wife's too, and whom she hath bore. — George Herbert

If I invested in a mouthwash stock, bad breath would suddenly become popular. — Phyllis Diller

People leave traces of themselves where they feel most comfortable, most worthwhile. — Haruki Murakami

Success will not happen through (os.mo.sis), osmosis. — Jon Jones

Does Big Brother exist?"
"Of course he exists. The Party exists. Big Brother is the embodiment of the Party."
"Does he exist in the same way as I exist?"
"You do not exist. — George Orwell

O thrice unhappy home Whose master doesn't know the difference between a watt and an ohm! — Ogden Nash

Divorce is not easy, but if you genuinely put your kids first, that dictates the civility you should show each other. What example are you otherwise? — Dawn French

In this day ... community has come to mean less a geographic neighborhood than a broader, sketchier network of colleagues and kindred spirits. — Leah Hager Cohen

Part of an actor's job is to actually adopt the world-view of the character she is playing and to tell the story from that vantage point. If an actor represses large aspects of their personality, they will have a severely limited range and castability. Great actors cultivate effortless access to their subpersonalities. Many acting teachers call this 'freeing your instrument.' — Jack Lemmon