It's the usual to push who stars in your movie if they have starred in other successful movies, have a long resume, are attractive, won awards, or are crazy. Sometimes it doesn't really matter.



Sometimes it does matter, I guess.

I usually follow directors rather than actors. When Tarantino is making a new movie, I become interested because of that, not because Brad Pitt is in it. Maybe a certain name implies quality or something, but in these days of collected review sites and lightning fast word-of-mouth thanks to Twitter and the like, I personally don't think it matters as much. A name or proven acting capability doesn't equate to a good movie.

Not that I'm above it. I totally follow what Joseph Gordon-Levitt is up to. I just... do. He makes my jeans tighter. Do you pay special attention to any particular actor?