Creative Quote by Andrea Romano

I think you can really tell a good actor if you can put a camera on them and they can just talk and emote…

— Sally Kirkland

Actors want to be told what to do - they really do. But they also want to have an input and be recognized for…

— Stuart Townsend

Sometimes you can just have a dialogue with an actor beforehand and shape the performance then, but other actors need more guidance on the…

— Sam Levinson

As an actor, you want to do something which audience don't expect from you.

— Anita Hassanandani Reddy

For me, all you want from your actor is for them to engage on a deeply emotional level with the material. If you feel…

— Andrew Haigh

You need the actors to feel as much ownership of the performance and the direction of the story as you do to get the…

— Cary Fukunaga

A lot of the people I'm working with are not actors, or it's their first time in a movie. I'm not trying to shape…

— Joe Swanberg

You work with each individual actor as you perceive their needs to be. It's something that you've figured out in the weeks of pre-production.

— Rebecca Miller

As an actor, you really want to resonate with your audience.

— Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Actors are like writers. They kind of use what's available, absorb it and make it their own.

— Amanda Bearse

What I try to do is give each actor an environment in which they can do their best work.

— Curtis Hanson

Generally speaking, actors are allowed NO input. Actors are dumb.

— Dirk Benedict