Actor Quote by Adele Exarchopoulos

Everything about a movie is manipulation.

— Frederick Wiseman

I think what's great about that relationship between an actor and a Director is you have to really blow away all your thing, the…

— Hilary Swank

That's how I am as a director - if somebody does a really good take, I can't help it, I'm not even aware of…

— Cameron Crowe

When you're the guy behind the camera, you're aware of the reasons for the compromises or the changes that get made. As an actor,…

— Casey Affleck

I've always believed that the director does whatever the hell he wants. That's what you sign on for as an actor - I can't…

— Christian Bale

There are a lot of directors out there that don't like to deal with actors, I think. Many of them have said something like,…

— Vilmos Zsigmond

It can be insulting to an actor when the director comes out, and they have no notes on the performance, and all they care…

— Reed Morano

You can be playing a line some way and the director wants you to change that, or you can disagree. But I always think…

— Ewan McGregor

Many directors try to direct things that are only going to make the actor uncomfortable. You tend to get more out of the actor…

— Neve Campbell

Good directors can bring certain things out of you, with their intensity or gentleness or sensitivity or understanding. They can make an actor feel…

— Robert De Niro

A lot of directors tend to manipulate actors' vulnerability to get what they want, and that can work.

— George C. Wolfe

When actors give their input, it can be very ego-driven, and directors are scared of that.

— Michael Pitt