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Allison Jones

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804 total appearances

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Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Allison Jones (Award-Winning Casting Director)

I'm talking about in a studio or film television. There's so many levels and it really throws me off my game. And this has been for decades, frankly. In casting, you need, like what we're doing now, we're tracing people back for 30 years.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Allison Jones (Award-Winning Casting Director)

I'm talking about in a studio or film television. There's so many levels and it really throws me off my game. And this has been for decades, frankly. In casting, you need, like what we're doing now, we're tracing people back for 30 years.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Allison Jones (Award-Winning Casting Director)

We need to do that in our brains. And if you're constantly concerned, as I am, about, oh my God, I forgot to put a name on a list. Oh my God, this person thought of this person. Oh my God, this person's cousin wants to be seen. Oh my God, this person's manager asked me to see this person. You have absolutely the shortest synapses you could possibly have.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Allison Jones (Award-Winning Casting Director)

We need to do that in our brains. And if you're constantly concerned, as I am, about, oh my God, I forgot to put a name on a list. Oh my God, this person thought of this person. Oh my God, this person's cousin wants to be seen. Oh my God, this person's manager asked me to see this person. You have absolutely the shortest synapses you could possibly have.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Allison Jones (Award-Winning Casting Director)

We need to do that in our brains. And if you're constantly concerned, as I am, about, oh my God, I forgot to put a name on a list. Oh my God, this person thought of this person. Oh my God, this person's cousin wants to be seen. Oh my God, this person's manager asked me to see this person. You have absolutely the shortest synapses you could possibly have.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Allison Jones (Award-Winning Casting Director)

You lose that long-term thinking of, who is this person I loved in that show? show and I can't remember who it was. That's what I want to spend my brain power on. And we are exhausted by the end of the day. And that is the only time we have to do it. It's so much more difficult now to actually be creative.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Allison Jones (Award-Winning Casting Director)

You lose that long-term thinking of, who is this person I loved in that show? show and I can't remember who it was. That's what I want to spend my brain power on. And we are exhausted by the end of the day. And that is the only time we have to do it. It's so much more difficult now to actually be creative.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Allison Jones (Award-Winning Casting Director)

You lose that long-term thinking of, who is this person I loved in that show? show and I can't remember who it was. That's what I want to spend my brain power on. And we are exhausted by the end of the day. And that is the only time we have to do it. It's so much more difficult now to actually be creative.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Allison Jones (Award-Winning Casting Director)

Only if you know it's okay. Do a little bit of research. People see me and they think I can improvise, but I will say, okay, this one... You know, because some actors will do it. All these beautiful comics, most of the time they come up with funnier stuff than is on the page. People like Jed Apatow and Paul Feig and Mitch Hurwitz and Adam McKay, they appreciate that.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Allison Jones (Award-Winning Casting Director)

Only if you know it's okay. Do a little bit of research. People see me and they think I can improvise, but I will say, okay, this one... You know, because some actors will do it. All these beautiful comics, most of the time they come up with funnier stuff than is on the page. People like Jed Apatow and Paul Feig and Mitch Hurwitz and Adam McKay, they appreciate that.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Allison Jones (Award-Winning Casting Director)

Only if you know it's okay. Do a little bit of research. People see me and they think I can improvise, but I will say, okay, this one... You know, because some actors will do it. All these beautiful comics, most of the time they come up with funnier stuff than is on the page. People like Jed Apatow and Paul Feig and Mitch Hurwitz and Adam McKay, they appreciate that.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Allison Jones (Award-Winning Casting Director)

They want that. Larry David wants that. But I will warn them before coming in or tell their agent, and I pray to God the agent tells the manager who tells the assistant who tells the assistant who tells the assistant to the actor to the actor. Ha, ha, ha. Don't improv.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Allison Jones (Award-Winning Casting Director)

They want that. Larry David wants that. But I will warn them before coming in or tell their agent, and I pray to God the agent tells the manager who tells the assistant who tells the assistant who tells the assistant to the actor to the actor. Ha, ha, ha. Don't improv.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Allison Jones (Award-Winning Casting Director)

They want that. Larry David wants that. But I will warn them before coming in or tell their agent, and I pray to God the agent tells the manager who tells the assistant who tells the assistant who tells the assistant to the actor to the actor. Ha, ha, ha. Don't improv.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Allison Jones (Award-Winning Casting Director)

Right. There is a line between comedy people who want to hear every line they write and comedy people who don't care. And they say, you can't make a wrong step. Just do whatever you want. So you should ask. Okay.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Allison Jones (Award-Winning Casting Director)

Right. There is a line between comedy people who want to hear every line they write and comedy people who don't care. And they say, you can't make a wrong step. Just do whatever you want. So you should ask. Okay.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Allison Jones (Award-Winning Casting Director)

Right. There is a line between comedy people who want to hear every line they write and comedy people who don't care. And they say, you can't make a wrong step. Just do whatever you want. So you should ask. Okay.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Allison Jones (Award-Winning Casting Director)

Okay. Otherwise, they'll think you can't do the thing. Right.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Allison Jones (Award-Winning Casting Director)

Okay. Otherwise, they'll think you can't do the thing. Right.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Allison Jones (Award-Winning Casting Director)

Okay. Otherwise, they'll think you can't do the thing. Right.