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> [As a director, you want to be really connected to every part of your set, from your actors all the way to your camera operators. Everybody is a part of the creative process, and if they feel like they're part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-balfour/as-a-director-you-want-to-be-really-connected-to-every-part-of-your/)

[Eric Balfour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-balfour/)

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## More by Eric Balfour

> [A lot of why we become actors is to fill a void that we have and a part of that void is to live…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-balfour/a-lot-of-why-we-become-actors-is-to-fill-a-void-that-we-have-and-a/)

[Eric Balfour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-balfour/)

> [Having been an actor, I always want to leave room for the actors to find their comfort zone, so I don't like to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-balfour/having-been-an-actor-i-always-want-to-leave-room-for-the-actors-to/)

[Eric Balfour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-balfour/)

> [As an artist, you're always trying to reach a new height, do something new, try something you haven't done before, and push your boundaries.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-balfour/as-an-artist-you-re-always-trying-to-reach-a-new-height-do-something/)

[Eric Balfour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-balfour/)

> [One of the greatest things I've learned, as an actor, was how to talk to actors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-balfour/one-of-the-greatest-things-i-ve-learned-as-an-actor-was-how-to-talk/)

[Eric Balfour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-balfour/)

> [As an actor, I've always paid attention on sets. I've always watched, learned and listened, and you start to see things differently. You always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-balfour/as-an-actor-i-ve-always-paid-attention-on-sets-i-ve-always-watched/)

[Eric Balfour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-balfour/)

> [By nature, I'm very care-taking. There's something really beautiful about cooking for someone and feeding them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-balfour/by-nature-i-m-very-care-taking-there-s-something-really-beautiful/)

[Eric Balfour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-balfour/)

> [I already love acting and I love actors, so being able to communicate with actors and to bring performances out of them, and to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-balfour/i-already-love-acting-and-i-love-actors-so-being-able-to-communicate/)

[Eric Balfour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-balfour/)

> [Directing is something that I'd been wanting and hoping to do, as I've grown into myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-balfour/directing-is-something-that-i-d-been-wanting-and-hoping-to-do-as-i-ve/)

[Eric Balfour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-balfour/)

> [I think directors can be a little insensitive to how vulnerable an actor is, when he's giving a performance. Part of the job of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-balfour/i-think-directors-can-be-a-little-insensitive-to-how-vulnerable-an/)

[Eric Balfour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-balfour/)

> [The minute you try to do something that is not true to you, is not something that you really know about, and is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-balfour/the-minute-you-try-to-do-something-that-is-not-true-to-you-is-not/)

[Eric Balfour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-balfour/)

> [The stories that I like to tell and the movies I like are always grounded in the emotional arc of the characters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-balfour/the-stories-that-i-like-to-tell-and-the-movies-i-like-are-always/)

[Eric Balfour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-balfour/)

> [To whatever degree you have as a celebrity or notoriety, there are people who see you as an opinion leader.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-balfour/to-whatever-degree-you-have-as-a-celebrity-or-notoriety-there-are/)

[Eric Balfour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-balfour/)

> [I'm such an L.A. boy, I love hanging out by the beach and throwing some steaks on the grill.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-balfour/i-m-such-an-l-a-boy-i-love-hanging-out-by-the-beach-and-throwing-some/)

[Eric Balfour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-balfour/)

> [Stepping out of the director's chair completely and into a scene as an actor was weird. It was more excitement about directing than anything,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-balfour/stepping-out-of-the-director-s-chair-completely-and-into-a-scene-as/)

[Eric Balfour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-balfour/)

> [As you get older and you hopefully battle your own demons, you find other reasons why you want to be an actor. The people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-balfour/as-you-get-older-and-you-hopefully-battle-your-own-demons-you-find/)

[Eric Balfour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-balfour/)

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