How to Use casting director in a Sentence

casting director

noun
  • This year is the first that casting directors will be recognized for their work.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026
  • There are a lot of veteran casting directors that haven’t worked in years.
    — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Paul was reading with me, and Tim was also in the room with the casting director.
    — Simon Bland, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Here’s to hoping those forest demons are casting directors.
    — Julia Sullivan, Outside, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Our casting director panel was full.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Richard Hicks is casting director.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The casting director deserves a raise.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Jamie Ember is serving as the film’s casting director.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Jamie Ember is serving as the project’s casting director.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
  • At some casting sessions, a wide range of people from the theater do the casting, plus casting directors and others might be there.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Perhaps out of a desire to reward choices made by casting directors, and not by filmmakers.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Jonathan Bailey is someone that, as casting directors, Tiff and I both knew.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Finding the surprising and right choice for each role isn’t simply a question of what the casting director can imagine, though.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Certain casting directors leap at providing these chances.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Nina Gold is the casting director and is in the process of building the ensemble around Sweeney.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Nina Gold is the casting director and is in the process of building the ensemble around Sweeney.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Ronane pointed out that casting directors are among the first people on a film, and that their decisions shape everything to come.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Enter casting director Lucy Bevan, who searched far and wide looking at thousands of tapes.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Casting genre films is different from casting prestige dramas, a casting director told me.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2026
  • His insistence on grandeur resonated with the casting director.
    — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2026
  • But at least one casting director is encouraging singles to apply for a second season.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Davis worked with casting director Natalie Lin.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The pilot is being cast by Sinners casting director Francine Maisler.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Felicia Fasano is the casting director.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Seth Yanklewitz is the casting director.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Seth Yanklewitz is the casting director.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Seth Yanklewitz is the casting director.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
  • New to the ceremony this year will be the award for best casting, which recognizes the essential role casting directors play in making movies come to life.
    — Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Around the same time, casting director Margery Simkin was looking at actresses for the Avatar franchise.
    — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Carrying the movie is Jasper Billerbeck, whom Akin’s casting director found at a sailing school.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 8 Apr. 2026

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