Actors Quote by Alan Cumming

There's a lot of directors who were actors, so they have the sensibility of an actor, which sometimes helps.

— Luke Evans

Working with a great director is wonderful for an actor because it means that you're not forced to take the advice of an idiot.

— Klaus Kinski

Look, a lot of directors were actors, even if they were unsuccessful actors which I think is helpful. I think it's a really helpful…

— Grant Heslov

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

As an actor, you're always nervous as to what a director will do with something.

— Kevin Spacey

As an actor, youre always nervous as to what a director will do with something.

— Kevin Spacey

There are a lot of directors who really need the assistance of an actor and they need the actor to come up with something…

— Zayed Khan

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

You spend enough time on set as an actor and it's great when a director was at some point an actor or understands acting.…

— Ian Somerhalder

All good actors are very bright. You can't be stupid and a good actor. You may be inarticulate, you may not be highly educated,…

— Richard Eyre

Actors look for characters. If they read a well-written character, and if they think the director's not an idiot, they're going to sign up…

— Andrew Dominik

As an actor, most of the time, you only have so much say in how, what and where things go. As a director, you…

— Eric Balfour