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title: "21 Talk Actors Quotes by 21 authors"
description: "Browse 21 Talk Actors quotes by 21 authors. Discover the best Talk Actors sayings and thoughts."
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> [Actors know how to talk to other actors in a way that sometimes other directors just don't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-heslov/actors-know-how-to-talk-to-other-actors-in-a-way-that-sometimes-other/)

[Grant Heslov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-heslov/)

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> [The majority of directors I've worked with didn't know how to talk to actors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-tucci/the-majority-of-directors-i-ve-worked-with-didn-t-know-how-to-talk-to/)

[Stanley Tucci](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-tucci/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb0/stanley-tucci-10260_actor_the-majority-of-directors-i-ve-worked-wi_2897242.jpg)

> [The press like to talk to actors. They mustn't be surprised when actors talk back to them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mckellen/the-press-like-to-talk-to-actors-they-mustn-t-be-surprised-when/)

[Ian Mckellen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mckellen/)

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> [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/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/108/eric-balfour-18535_actor_one-of-the-greatest-things-i-ve-learned_383242.jpg)

> [I didn't train in directing; I talk to actors the way I talk to anybody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noah-baumbach/i-didn-t-train-in-directing-i-talk-to-actors-the-way-i-talk-to-anybody/)

[Noah Baumbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noah-baumbach/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/161/noah-baumbach-4015_actor_i-didn-t-train-in-directing-i-talk-to-ac_365747.png)

> [Some directors hardly talk to the actors at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-solondz/some-directors-hardly-talk-to-the-actors-at-all/)

[Todd Solondz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-solondz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/086/todd-solondz-10108_actors_some-directors-hardly-talk-to-the-actors_20133.png)

> [Communication is the key, and it's one thing I had to learn-to talk to the actors. I was so involved with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-buscemi/communication-is-the-key-and-it-s-one-thing-i-had-to-learn-to-talk-to/)

[Steve Buscemi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-buscemi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ec/steve-buscemi-5055_actors_communication-is-the-key-and-it-s-one-th_312028.jpg)

> [When we were doing 'Khatra Khatra Khatra', I would often talk to all these actors and they mentioned how they would fast…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bharti-singh/when-we-were-doing-khatra-khatra-khatra-i-would-often-talk-to-all/)

[Bharti Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bharti-singh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94d/bharti-singh-21417_bollywood_when-we-were-doing-khatra-khatra-khatra_2412584.jpg)

> [When I do interviews about movies I direct, I often talk about how my superpower as a director is that I'm an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marielle-heller/when-i-do-interviews-about-movies-i-direct-i-often-talk-about-how-my/)

[Marielle Heller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marielle-heller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/305/marielle-heller-7174_actor_when-i-do-interviews-about-movies-i-dire_2881006.jpg)

> [A lot of actors never talk to other actors about how they're doing things, or why. I think it's important to share…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-travolta/a-lot-of-actors-never-talk-to-other-actors-about-how-they-re-doing/)

[John Travolta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-travolta/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a9/john-travolta-3052_actors_a-lot-of-actors-never-talk-to-other-acto_1327069.jpg)

> [People talk, or however about actors watching themselves, but no, no one likes to watch themselves. Come on. It's extremely difficult. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-faist/people-talk-or-however-about-actors-watching-themselves-but-no-no-one/)

[Mike Faist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-faist/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/484/mike-faist-5915_actor_people-talk-or-however-about-actors-watc_264260.jpg)

> [Sometimes when you walk onto a set, there are very clear delineations. The crew don't talk to the actors and I hate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-mader/sometimes-when-you-walk-onto-a-set-there-are-very-clear-delineations/)

[Rebecca Mader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-mader/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/533/rebecca-mader-24333_actor_sometimes-when-you-walk-onto-a-set-there_3165531.jpg)

> [I've done documentaries and TV for six years but this was my first feature as director, so there were moments when I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-b-weide/i-ve-done-documentaries-and-tv-for-six-years-but-this-was-my-first/)

[Robert B. Weide](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-b-weide/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb6/robert-b-weide-17139_actors_i-ve-done-documentaries-and-tv-for-six-y_2722994.jpg)

> [I wouldn't say I'm a very controlling person. For instance, when I talk to the actors, I don't tell them exactly what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alejandro-amenabar/i-wouldn-t-say-i-m-a-very-controlling-person-for-instance-when-i-talk/)

[Alejandro Amenabar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alejandro-amenabar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06c/alejandro-amenabar-30151_actors_i-wouldn-t-say-i-m-a-very-controlling-pe_1005837.jpg)

> [If there's one thing that I know how to do, it's talk to actors. From what I have experienced working with so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-preston/if-there-s-one-thing-that-i-know-how-to-do-it-s-talk-to-actors-from/)

[Carrie Preston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-preston/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4be/carrie-preston-12501_cinema_if-there-s-one-thing-that-i-know-how-to_2905547.png)

> [I often talk with other actors about that time when you've just finished a job, because I think you do take on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-barnes/i-often-talk-with-other-actors-about-that-time-when-you-ve-just/)

[Ben Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-barnes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6c/ben-barnes-13642_about_i-often-talk-with-other-actors-about-tha_1999275.png)

> [Being an actor helps me direct a little bit, when I do that, which I haven't been able to do that much,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-mazzello/being-an-actor-helps-me-direct-a-little-bit-when-i-do-that-which-i/)

[Joseph Mazzello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-mazzello/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04e/joseph-mazzello-41027_able_being-an-actor-helps-me-direct-a-little_1659314.jpg)

> [I think a lot of directors, they come out of film school, they don't know anything about acting. Or they're writers that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-dillon/i-think-a-lot-of-directors-they-come-out-of-film-school-they-don-t/)

[Matt Dillon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-dillon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ce/matt-dillon-8861_acting_i-think-a-lot-of-directors-they-come-out_2032429.jpg)

> [One of the things I tried to do is to kind of talk my actors through the scene, but at the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-wan/one-of-the-things-i-tried-to-do-is-to-kind-of-talk-my-actors-through/)

[James Wan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-wan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57e/james-wan-7118_acting_one-of-the-things-i-tried-to-do-is-to-ki_690922.jpg)

> [You get to use everything you learned in movie business. You talk to actors, if you do it right - and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-odenkirk/you-get-to-use-everything-you-learned-in-movie-business-you-talk-to/)

[Bob Odenkirk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-odenkirk/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24f/bob-odenkirk-8987_actors_you-get-to-use-everything-you-learned-in_2620327.jpg)

> [Personally, I don't like to talk too much to the actors about the camera choices because I feel like the way I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-haigh/personally-i-don-t-like-to-talk-too-much-to-the-actors-about-the/)

[Andrew Haigh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-haigh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a1/andrew-haigh-6364_camera_personally-i-don-t-like-to-talk-too-much_1329222.jpg)

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