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title: "37 Actors Directors Quotes by 37 authors"
description: "Browse 37 Actors Directors quotes by 37 authors. Discover the best Actors Directors sayings and thoughts."
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> [When I decided I wanted to be an actor, I said I wanted to work with quality actors and directors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/when-i-decided-i-wanted-to-be-an-actor-i-said-i-wanted-to-work-with/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [I have worked with the best of actors and directors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shefali-shah/i-have-worked-with-the-best-of-actors-and-directors/)

[Shefali Shah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shefali-shah/)

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> [I'm very interested in directing actors - many directors direct cameras.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-marquand/i-m-very-interested-in-directing-actors-many-directors-direct-cameras/)

[Richard Marquand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-marquand/)

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> [As an actor, I am greedy. I want to experiment with all actors and directors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anupama-parameswaran/as-an-actor-i-am-greedy-i-want-to-experiment-with-all-actors-and/)

[Anupama Parameswaran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anupama-parameswaran/)

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> [I still think that movies are amazing; I respect actors and directors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joaquin-phoenix/i-still-think-that-movies-are-amazing-i-respect-actors-and-directors/)

[Joaquin Phoenix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joaquin-phoenix/)

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> [I know that some actors and directors like to have intensity on set. I don't, particularly. Certainly, if they want that, that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-hopkins/i-know-that-some-actors-and-directors-like-to-have-intensity-on-set-i/)

[Anthony Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-hopkins/)

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> [I've been fortunate to work with several actors and directors who I look up to, and learned from each of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-ve-been-fortunate-to-work-with-several-actors-and-directors-who-i/)

[Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/)

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> [Stage is the place of the playwright: you're guided by great actors and directors, but it's the playwright's word on the page…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abi-morgan/stage-is-the-place-of-the-playwright-you-re-guided-by-great-actors/)

[Abi Morgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abi-morgan/)

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> [I have so much respect for television actors and directors. We're on set doing 16-hour days, and that's just what we do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-borth/i-have-so-much-respect-for-television-actors-and-directors-we-re-on/)

[Michelle Borth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-borth/)

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> [There are only so many hilarious actors so when they cross-pollinate, people assume it's always the same actors and directors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judd-apatow/there-are-only-so-many-hilarious-actors-so-when-they-cross-pollinate/)

[Judd Apatow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judd-apatow/)

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> [I wanted to just surround myself with people who I think are better than I am, whether they're actors or directors or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mila-kunis/i-wanted-to-just-surround-myself-with-people-who-i-think-are-better/)

[Mila Kunis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mila-kunis/)

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> [Somehow I got to be one of five or six actors that the directors would use as guinea pigs at this directing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-henley/somehow-i-got-to-be-one-of-five-or-six-actors-that-the-directors/)

[Beth Henley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-henley/)

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> [Actors and directors work on things together. That's how I like to work, anyway. I don't want to be told what to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/felicity-jones/actors-and-directors-work-on-things-together-that-s-how-i-like-to/)

[Felicity Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/felicity-jones/)

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> [Directly after Rock Hudson's death came the fears that gay writers and actors and directors would be denied jobs; who knew if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shnayerson/directly-after-rock-hudson-s-death-came-the-fears-that-gay-writers/)

[Michael Shnayerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shnayerson/)

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> [I work incredibly hard, and I would say the nature of being an actor involves a lot of studying. Every time you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liv-tyler/i-work-incredibly-hard-and-i-would-say-the-nature-of-being-an-actor/)

[Liv Tyler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liv-tyler/)

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> [Cate Blanchett is somebody who's transformed herself in so many different ways and worked with so many amazing actors and directors. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-keery/cate-blanchett-is-somebody-who-s-transformed-herself-in-so-many/)

[Joe Keery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-keery/)

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> [I just want to do everything. As broad as that seems, it's kind of the plan. There are so many different genres…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vanessa-hudgens/i-just-want-to-do-everything-as-broad-as-that-seems-it-s-kind-of-the/)

[Vanessa Hudgens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vanessa-hudgens/)

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> [I wish I could say I had some sort of master plan where one role leads to the next role, but a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dermot-mulroney/i-wish-i-could-say-i-had-some-sort-of-master-plan-where-one-role/)

[Dermot Mulroney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dermot-mulroney/)

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> [You might meet a guy who turns out to be the best guy you've worked with. They don't have to be some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-campbell/you-might-meet-a-guy-who-turns-out-to-be-the-best-guy-you-ve-worked/)

[Bruce Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-campbell/)

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> [I don't think it's a prize when actors and directors or writers and actors work together more than once. You have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-zwick/i-don-t-think-it-s-a-prize-when-actors-and-directors-or-writers-and/)

[Edward Zwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-zwick/)

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> [There's not a lot of talking between actors - either between actors or between actors and directors. People think that they sit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-walken/there-s-not-a-lot-of-talking-between-actors-either-between-actors-or/)

[Christopher Walken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-walken/)

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> [For those actors and directors who produce films which are always about the old kingdom or about heroes, you know about the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/for-those-actors-and-directors-who-produce-films-which-are-always/)

[Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/)

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> [With actors and directors, it's a conversation that you have. You have to learn each other's language and learn how to communicate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashton-kutcher/with-actors-and-directors-it-s-a-conversation-that-you-have-you-have/)

[Ashton Kutcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashton-kutcher/)

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> [All the characters play an important role. For me, as an actor, for my character to come out so beautifully, I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajkummar-rao/all-the-characters-play-an-important-role-for-me-as-an-actor-for-my/)

[Rajkummar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajkummar-rao/)

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> [A lot of times, actors and directors don't want to repeat something. I don't think we're repeating something, but I think there's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/skylar-astin/a-lot-of-times-actors-and-directors-don-t-want-to-repeat-something-i/)

[Skylar Astin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/skylar-astin/)

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> [Music and language are a vital element. We, as actors and directors, offer it to people who want to experience it. Sometimes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-branagh/music-and-language-are-a-vital-element-we-as-actors-and-directors/)

[Kenneth Branagh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-branagh/)

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> [I'm very used to being in India now and to working with actors and directors I'm comfortable with because I know them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-fernandez/i-m-very-used-to-being-in-india-now-and-to-working-with-actors-and/)

[Jacqueline Fernandez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-fernandez/)

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> [I do believe in us as actors and directors and writers and producers and also as movie-goers. We have much more power…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zoe-saldana/i-do-believe-in-us-as-actors-and-directors-and-writers-and-producers/)

[Zoe Saldana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zoe-saldana/)

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> [I just want character-actor-driven stories and directors that are actors' directors, which is what everyone says.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-thatcher/i-just-want-character-actor-driven-stories-and-directors-that-are/)

[Sophie Thatcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophie-thatcher/)

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> [As actors and directors, I feel like our job, more so than anything else, is to shine a light on a subject…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trevante-rhodes/as-actors-and-directors-i-feel-like-our-job-more-so-than-anything/)

[Trevante Rhodes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trevante-rhodes/)

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> [I'm not intimidated by other actors at all - or directors. I don't care who they are. But I am intimidated by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mahoney/i-m-not-intimidated-by-other-actors-at-all-or-directors-i-don-t-care/)

[John Mahoney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mahoney/)

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> [I love acting, every job is a dream job when you're an actor. I'd like to do eventually more film work and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-hopkins/i-love-acting-every-job-is-a-dream-job-when-you-re-an-actor-i-d-like/)

[Josh Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-hopkins/)

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> [Of course, at their best, movies are anti-literature and, as a medium, belong not to writers, not to actors, but to directors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/truman-capote/of-course-at-their-best-movies-are-anti-literature-and-as-a-medium/)

[Truman Capote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/truman-capote/)

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> [Playwrights are the most gregarious writers - to get our work done, we need actors, directors, set designers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katori-hall/playwrights-are-the-most-gregarious-writers-to-get-our-work-done-we/)

[Katori Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katori-hall/)

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> [Working with actors who are directors is magnificent. Because they understand the art form intimately, and they know exactly how everything works.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-zemeckis/working-with-actors-who-are-directors-is-magnificent-because-they/)

[Robert Zemeckis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-zemeckis/)

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> [The best shows I've done, the writers, actors, and directors have been pretty much left alone - maybe given a little guidance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-krause/the-best-shows-i-ve-done-the-writers-actors-and-directors-have-been/)

[Peter Krause](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-krause/)

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> [It depends on the scripts and the character and just everybody involved, the other actors and directors. It's just a gut feeling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mandy-moore/it-depends-on-the-scripts-and-the-character-and-just-everybody/)

[Mandy Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mandy-moore/)

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