Cassian is such a quiet presence. Sometimes gentle, sometimes intense, sometimes fierce, sometimes just a powerful force like gravity, sometimes a combination. But quiet, especially for a lead character. Waiting, watching, listening, hunting, thinking. 

Diego Luna talked about this in an interview (I scrolled back to find the excerpt):

“You were probably in a room with him and never noticed. Cassian had to be that guy because this is a big show that wanted to tell the story of people that big shows never cared about before. It’s the only way to be honest about a revolution. […] The strength of community that’s what this show is about.”

(Full excerpt:)

the powerhouse that is diego luna’s acting is just astounding. and never overshadowed by all the character actors who are doing completely stunning jobs acting their hearts out alongside him (the casting director is fucking AMAZING. no Ls whatsoever), but one thing natalie watson and austin walker pointed out in the AMCA podcast is that luna is in every single episode where almost no other actors in the show are, and he’s basically carrying the entire show, which in a show of this scale is… very impressive. a LOT of screen time is spent studying his face in close up shots and having the audience look at his reactions and he’s really doing an incredible job. so much of the narkina 5 arc is us watching andor watch what’s going on around him and it’s just perfect. most other actors would have a hard time being noticed or telling a story while in these intense moments with serkis or skarsgard but luna fucking carries it.

#YEAH#in a show where you have a lot of great actors giving cool monologues#it’s really interesting to have the main character be someone whose defining trait is that he DOESN’T say much#whose superpower is observation and thoughtfulness and getting shit done in the shadows so that other people can make inspiring speeches#we spend a LOT of time just looking at cassian while he observes and processes his situation#diego luna is able to communicate SO much information with just his face and the show wouldn’t work otherwise# (via paramaline)