Casting is 65 percent of directing.

Quote by John Frankenheimer

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If you cast the picture correctly, you have a whole lot of leeway. You can...

If you cast the picture correctly, you have a whole lot of leeway. You can...

I think I've made some pretty decent films in the '80s and '90s.

I think I've made some pretty decent films in the '80s and '90s.

There are so many effects and so many things that are done digitally now that...

There are so many effects and so many things that are done digitally now that...

Then I usually leave the choice of the second assistant director and any other assistant...

Then I usually leave the choice of the second assistant director and any other assistant...

The importance of the assistant director cannot be overemphasized.

The importance of the assistant director cannot be overemphasized.

There are two things I will never do in my life. I will never climb...

There are two things I will never do in my life. I will never climb...

The accolades usually come when you're dead or too old to get a job.

The accolades usually come when you're dead or too old to get a job.

You have to really work with someone who you think is going to be a...

You have to really work with someone who you think is going to be a...

And in Hollywood, you know, everyone is an expert. Most of them are expert editors....

And in Hollywood, you know, everyone is an expert. Most of them are expert editors....

First, speaking for myself, I don't want to ever be in a position where I'm...

First, speaking for myself, I don't want to ever be in a position where I'm...

If you don't cast well, you can be in real trouble.

If you don't cast well, you can be in real trouble.

I've found that the more experts you have on a movie, the less control the...

I've found that the more experts you have on a movie, the less control the...

It's very eclectic, the way one chooses subjects in the movie business, especially in the...

It's very eclectic, the way one chooses subjects in the movie business, especially in the...

A disk unbeknownst to the director can go to the producer in another city or...

A disk unbeknownst to the director can go to the producer in another city or...

I sought Ben Affleck because I needed an everyman for this role. Ben appeals to...

I sought Ben Affleck because I needed an everyman for this role. Ben appeals to...

I mean, this whole digital revolution is really eroding the director's importance on a movie...

I mean, this whole digital revolution is really eroding the director's importance on a movie...

I look at actors very closely. It's not an accident when the actors excel.

I look at actors very closely. It's not an accident when the actors excel.

The first assistant director is just so important that the choice of that person is...

The first assistant director is just so important that the choice of that person is...

The first thing is that we're being attacked by both the Writers Guild and the...

The first thing is that we're being attacked by both the Writers Guild and the...

Historically the director has been the key creative element in a film and we must...

Historically the director has been the key creative element in a film and we must...