Abandoned Quote by Amy Ryan

Some friends of mine who are actors feel directing shuts them down and kills all their impulses, but the worst thing for me is…

— Cynthia Nixon

I’ve had unsatisfying experiences, but mostly it’s about communication, which is why I make an effort to talk to the director beforehand to make…

— Martin Starr

There are times when directors just don't know what they're doing.

— Christopher Atkins

The thing I absolutely hate is when directors don't know what they want, and then they ask you to do it this way, and…

— Diana Rigg

If you start doing a television or a film job and you suddenly think it's a mistake - the director's horrible or the people…

— Lesley Sharp

When a director makes a mistake, people suffer. People suffer horribly sometimes.

— William H. Macy

I'm lucky enough that directors sometimes seek me out for little projects that people don't even know about, that just surface later on.

— Laura Dern

What's interesting, is that I've found that the more accomplished a director is, the more secure they are in giving direction that sounds incredibly…

— Aaron Sorkin

I think, when you're a director, you get sucked into your project whether you like it or not, right?

— James Wan

I'm surprised sometimes at the responsibilities you have as a director.

— Rocky Carroll

I can't stand directors who try to micro-manage everything. When it happens these days I just walk off set, saying if they don't like…

— Anthony Hopkins

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