Quotes About Actors

I would really love to direct one day. I think there are certain actors who love the character and the performance and that's all they want to be a part of.

Being an actor helps me direct a little bit, when I do that, which I haven't been able to do that much, but I plan to in the future. There are a lot of reasons for that, but certainly because I feel like you know how to talk to actors, and you know what they need from you if you've been one yourself.

The best actors are always the ones who've directed as well, as they understand all the problems you face.

My experience has been that actors always want to be directed.

For female directors, there's a whole other set of things we have to think about, particularly when we are casting men, because there are some actors who have never been directed by a woman. Crew members, too.

When I audition for something, I don't even want to think about who the other actors are in it, who's directing it.

As far as working with actors, I feel very comfortable working in that aspect of directing.

I don't know what directing actors is all about apart from just casting well and then shaping their performances a bit, you know.

Some actors don't even read the stage directions at all.

On my set, people have to respect the actor's process. I totally respect what actors do. I give them whatever time they need, and I never scream out directions from the camera. I take the time to walk up to them and talk to them personally.

I can take scripts directly to actors. Agents don't like to hear that.

As a director you come in and tell the actors how good they are.

It's usually the exact same three things which are, the Scripts, the Director and the Role those are the three things I look for and really any two of them, If I get two of them that's usually enough, but definitely those are the things I look for.

I do think that's so much a part of what being a director is - in working with actors - to really try and be sensitive to what each actor needs to get to where he wants to be.

As a director, I also get to sit and watch actors and learn from them in a way that I don't get to do when I'm just acting.

I choose movies, I never choose roles. I look at the script. I look at the director. I look at the other actors - and then the role.

For a director, the most challenging scenes are the dialogue scenes.

You hear stories about directors using manipulation to get actors to do certain things, but I think when you're working with professional actors, it's all about trust. They can do anything you want, it's just a matter of them understanding what you're looking for, and the reason why.

There are no bad actors. There are only bad directors who cannot make their actors act.

Actors should never be important. Only directors should have power and place.

The majority of directors I've worked with didn't know how to talk to actors.

Most actors who direct do it because they've been directed by so many bad directors.

I just really want to continue to play those roles where I really have something to do, and mainly, above all, work with people that I can learn from - directors I think are so great.

I've certainly worked with really great directors who haven't acted.