I really respect actors much more now that I am one…

I think great directors really respect their actors and vice versa. That mutual respect makes the job fun instead of anything but.

— Lake Bell

I was always under the impression that acting is an innate gift. One of the first things I heard them say at Koothu-P-Pattarai was…

— Vijay Sethupathi

My dream is to produce a generation of actors who realise what the function of an actor in a movie is supposed to be.

— Naseeruddin Shah

I ask my assistants if they're retarded all the time. When the camera is on you, of course, actors have the ability to make…

— Brett Ratner

I have a lot of respect for actors who do comedy. They do it naturally.

— Mahira Khan

The biggest quality of good actors is that they know how to respect their co-actors, whether they are as big a name as them…

— Rasika Dugal

I have a great respect for actors like Clint Eastwood, who's a wonderful director. I think two pictures that I directed were not successful,…

— Kirk Douglas

And I respect actors but the job demands that you have to be self-absorbed. You have to concentrate a lot on yourself and I…

— Sussanne Khan

I still think that movies are amazing; I respect actors and directors.

— Joaquin Phoenix

This acting's serious! And I really respect those actors. It's a tough business to be able to be something you're not and be natural…

— Michael Strahan

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…

— Gina Prince-Bythewood

Directing has only increased my admiration and respect for what it is that actors do.

— Eric Stoltz

I really respect the people who stay strong even when they have every right to break down..

— Ritu Ghatourey

I really respect Hov's drive, as well as his whole career and what he's done for the culture.

— Fabolous

If you come to me and say, 'Hey look I'm a racist,' or 'I discriminate against blacks,' or 'I don't like you because you're…

— Magic Johnson