Acting Quote by Andrew Dominik

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

— Amanda Bearse

As an actor you have to deliver what the director wants.

— Saqib Saleem

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

I believe that as a writer and a director, you're only providing the skeleton of a character, and you're hiring actors to fill it…

— Christopher McQuarrie

The actor should understand the script and come prepared to play the role. At the same time, they should be flexible enough to take…

— Rajiv Menon

Really good director sometimes will kind of see what the actors are doing and then get in there. Because there's the realization that you…

— Ron Livingston

What you realize is that a lot of actors want to be directed. They're there to do the best job they can for the…

— Jon Turteltaub

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

Sometimes people come in as a director, and they just want the result, and they barely want that to tell you the truth. Sometimes…

— Viola Davis

Any good director creates a playground. That's what they do. They hire the right actor, open the door and let them play because stuff…

— Martin Landau

Some actors merely have to appear before the camera and they are able to convey exactly what the director wants.

— Sharat Saxena

Actors aren't stupid, mostly, and if there's a sensibility and an aesthetic that a director's going for, if you're aware of that too, you…

— Alan Cumming