Bad Quote by Adrian Pasdar

As an actor, I had noticed very vividly that very few directors know how to direct actors because they haven't done it.

— Robin Wright

Usually, those people don't even like actors and they can't wait until they get in the cutting room. They kind of break down in…

— Dustin Hoffman

People think that the directors direct actors. No. Really, what the director's doing is directing the audience's eye through the film.

— Julianne Moore

Every actor wants to direct.

— Theodore Bikel

There are lots of people that make movies. It's not just the director.

— Paul Bettany

I don't think the concept of "directing actors" exists in the sense that if you get what you order from an actor you'll always…

— Pirjo Honkasalo

Bad directors will tell you they absolutely know how to do it, and how it has to happen; there's this insecurity that leads them…

— Molly Parker

I guess once you've been acting for a long time, you glean the great bits of good directors and the bad bits from other…

— Luke Evans

I don't believe that all actors should end up being directors.

— Rebecca Hall

Directing is quite a nuts-and-bolts thing. It's a mixture of creating an atmosphere in which actors can feel safe enough to be dangerous.

— Phyllida Lloyd

My experience has been that actors always want to be directed.

— John Wells

Directing takes a good chunk of your life out. It's a very hard thing. As an actor, you go in for a couple of…

— Billy Bob Thornton