Actor Quote by Aaron Ruell

I think acting helps me as a director no matter what. There is something about being reminded about the vulnerability it takes to be…

— Marielle Heller

I don't think it's necessary to be an actor to get great performances out of an actor. But I do think it helps me…

— Steve Buscemi

I think acting really helps as a director. It's just no question, because you totally understand the acting process.

— Andy Serkis

As an actor, it's always important to understand what the director is after. That, to me, is my job. When I'm acting, I like…

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Where having been an actor was extremely helpful to me was in casting. That's where I think a director who has acted can really…

— Taylor Sheridan

It's advice I always give to directors when they're starting out: Take an acting class to really see what it feels like to be…

— Marielle Heller

And being an actor already means that working with cast as a director, I have a clear understanding of their position and that collaboration…

— Pollyanna McIntosh

As an actor, most of the time, you only have so much say in how, what and where things go. As a director, you…

— Eric Balfour

My main interest in being a director, and the most important thing to me, is that world with the actors.

— Matt Reeves

I have to say from an actor's perspective, to work with a director who has been an actor through most of their career is…

— Karen Allen

After all these years, I'm starting to learn what a good director does, and I know what a good one does with actors: help…

— Brian Geraghty

As an actor, you have to believe in the point of view of a director; as a director, you have to be able to…

— Diego Luna