I've always been an actor, a lowly actor without power, so…

An actor has power, and their power is very simple: it's the power to say no.

— Ken Stott

I've decided as an actor the only, the power I have really is in the performance. It's the only real place I get to…

— Jake Gyllenhaal

I didn't become an actor to have power, but it just happens that I have it and so I have a lot of opportunities.

— Tom Cruise

As an actor, I had the most power than I've ever had before, because I was able to create and arc and pursue that…

— Esme Creed-Miles

As a television actor, there's a power you're given to use your image to do something valuable. As a parent, these messages are particularly…

— Eric McCormack

Being an animator, and I've directed tons of mo-cap, which really is about how do characters move through space.

— Timothy Miller

I've directed all my videos throughout my whole career, 'cause that's leeway. I was granted that opportunity to be able to do that.

— Gza

I've acted with all types, I've directed all types. What you want to understand, as a director, is what actors have to offer. They'll…

— Ron Howard

I've never directed before, so I need to make sure that people know that I can. The movie that I've written, 'The Sophisticates,' is…

— Lena Headey

I've directed independent film.

— Vin Diesel

'Sunday, Bloody Sunday' was the only time I've been directed properly.

— Murray Head

I've directed things that other people have written before, and I've written things and given them to other directors. So I'm very versatile in…

— Ryan Coogler

'Fast and Furious' is the only franchise that I've directed that I did not create from scratch. So it definitely was an eye-opening experience…

— James Wan

I've never directed anything before 'Mad Men,' so I don't feel I have any advice for the other directors.

— John Slattery

I've also directed, shot, and edited several music videos.

— Richard King