Mr. HENRY: So I think my strength is that I'm a good casting director.

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Inspired casting, a good sense of humor, and a slick style add to a fun story with hints of James Bond and one of the best cameos of the year.

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He booted his CEO, a smooth guy out of central casting, a good fit for a company evolving toward service, and replaced him with Lew Platt, a real short-sleeves product guy, just like Dave and Bill.

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The social messaging platform has been doing a remarkably good job lately of casting itself as the benevolent, human-friendly alternative to scary, all-knowing, all-conquering colossi like Facebook and Google.

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It looked great, had a good lead arc and fine casting choices, and was thoroughly entertaining.

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"Casting the doping allegations aside, Lance Armstrong did more good than bad, he changed a generation's view on cancer, " tweeted Eric Liu, echoing a common sentiment.

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To understand the importance of casting, in her book, Hirshenson suggests thinking about the movie Good Will Hunting with the roles played by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon reversed.

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The recognition is one of the most prestigious in Europe and can help an actor who already has done quality work and has a good reputation move to "a slightly starrier position, " according to casting director Ros Hubbard of Hubbard Casting.

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