Quote by Catherine Keener
If you work in casting, it's sort of not cool to want to act. A lot of people think that casting directors are frustrated actors, but it wasn't true with any of the casting people I knew.
Summary
This quote implies that it is generally not considered desirable for casting professionals to aspire to be actors. Many assume that casting directors are failed actors themselves, but the speaker refutes this assumption based on their personal experience. They claim that none of the casting professionals they knew had a hidden desire to become actors, suggesting that casting and acting are separate fields with different skill sets and passions.