Tina Brown

Perhaps it's time to stop analyzing Sarah Palin as a politician. Maybe, in her own muddled way, she is at last owning up to the fact that she has been miscast. You don't need politics anymore once you've discovered that the alchemy of celebrity has turned you into a 24-carat phenomenon.

American Editor

Richard Beymer

I was miserable in West Side Story. They really miscast me. I came from the Midwest; what they really needed was a guy that was street smart. The first time I saw the movie, I had to walk out. I looked like the biggest fruit that ever walked on to film. My character was so weak.

American Actor

Jenny Lawson

Writing is my therapy. In addition to my real therapy. God knows where I'd be without it. I'd probably still be at my last job, working in HR at a religious organization. I was horribly miscast.

American Journalist

Gillian Flynn

My first job had me miscast as a bubbly shopgirl; I was pathologically shy and, thus, tended to replace human speech with excessive head gestures. It was like being waited on by Harpo Marx.

American Author

Waheeda Rehman

I felt Guru Duttji was miscast in 'Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam;' he looked older than the role. Shashi Kapoor had an innocent face; he would have looked young and vulnerable.

Matthew Broderick

It's no fun to be miscast. The times I've done parts that I don't feel, in retrospect, I was great for - it's a very bad feeling.

Francis Lawrence

Last Man on Earth'... Vincent Price is one of my favorite actors; I think he was miscast.

American Producer

Consider the story or character's traits when using 'miscast' to describe a role they don't fit.

Context Matters

'Miscast' often implies a breach of audience expectations or the norms of casting.

Casting Expectations

Remember, declaring someone as 'miscast' can be subjective and vary among viewers.