I want only dead actors. That way there'll be no jealousy.

I don't really write with living actors in mind. I guess I write for dead actors. I'll think of like, you know, Burt Lancaster…

— Brian Helgeland

White actors still get way more money in Hollywood. It's been that way for a very long time. I hope it'll change, but it's…

— Idris Elba

Scripts and directors make great actors, not the other way around.

— Ali Fazal

With a great writer and a great writers' room, it makes the job of the actors way easier and much more enjoyable, too.

— Melissa Barrera

And I haven't met too many actors along the way that haven't told me how much the show has meant to them. It's one…

— David Selby

I'm hardly the most notable person in 'Zombieland.' The other actors in it are way more famous than I am.

— Jesse Eisenberg

Actors know how to talk to other actors in a way that sometimes other directors just don't.

— Grant Heslov

I like to work with actors that have varied experiences. But I don't choose them because of their experience, I choose them because of…

— Jim Jarmusch

I feel like this is the way I was meant to interact with acting. Which is as a director, and helping, working with actors…

— Lynn Shelton

I'm not a movie star like other actors in the way that I need to walk with a bodyguard.

— Olivier Martinez

No I don't really write thinking about specific actors because it can get in the way a little bit.

— Lorene Scafaria

I didn't train in directing; I talk to actors the way I talk to anybody.

— Noah Baumbach

“We both want you dead. I'm bringing the friendship bracelets to the next meeting.”

— Nenia Campbell

Christmas tree stands are the work of the devil and they want you dead.

— Bill Bryson

“Now, Mr. Antonio. I understand that there are people who are close to you who want me dead.” “No, mija. They don’t want you…

— Rumi Antoinette