Posted by carlo marx at dtima-1-24-129-220-35.jacksonville.net on March 19, 2001 at 11:51:11:
kevin - i'd like to ask about the casting process, particularly the differences between casting for, say, "clerks," as opposed to "dogma."
casting for the former, i assume you made all the decisions. but for the latter, was there pressure from the studio to cast certain individuals that you probably would have passed on? or, do you in fact retain final casting decisions for all of your films?
secondly, is there a particular actor or actress w/whom you'd like to work
that you haven't worked w/previously? & if so, who?
lastly, i read your mother's reaction to "clerks" after you screened it for her, which was: "why did you waste money on that garbage?" - or something similar. just curious to know what she thought of "mallrats," "chasing amy," & "dogma."