"The collection of explosive expletives and voluble darlings almost blasted me to the King's Cross streets below. So began a professional relationship that spanned more than 23 movies. The task we set her for The Company of Wolves was tricky: to find an actor to play the adolescent Rosaleen. She achieved it through painstaking and meticulous methods (her trademark) over the next few months, exceeding our expectations when she discovered the excellent Sarah Patterson."
"Susie demanded an intelligent and thoughtful response to the screenplays so no simple yes or no would suffice. Her acting origins as a member of the 60s/70s avant garde experimental improvisational theatre collective The People Show (alongside her film director cousin Mike Figgis) might appear to be at odds with her consummate belief in professionalism, punctuality and absolute commitment to the director and ultimately the movie. Woe betide any actor that arrived late to a Susie Figgis casting audition!"
Susie Figgis combined volcanic enthusiasm with painstaking, meticulous casting methods, exemplified by discovering Sarah Patterson for The Company of Wolves. She recommended Angela Lansbury for Grannie and assembled a memorable supporting cast of dancers, performance artists and veteran actors. Her professional relationship with the speaker spanned more than 23 films. Her passion for cinema energized filmmakers, agents and actors, and she insisted on intelligent, thoughtful responses to screenplays. Figgis began in 1960s–70s avant-garde improvisational theatre (The People Show) and maintained a strict belief in professionalism, punctuality and absolute commitment to the director and the movie.
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