Because Quote by Arnaud Desplechin

I love working with ensemble groups of actors.

— John Hillcoat

I like to rehearse with the actors scenes that are not in the script and will not be in the film because what we're…

— Jim Jarmusch

I prefer, and it turns out to be the truth, that I always have in my movies an ensemble of actors, but not just…

— Fedor Bondarchuk

I learn so much more in an ensemble movie.

— Ryan Phillippe

As an actor, I'm always playing solitary characters. But as a director, I'm always making ensemble movies, which focus on lots of people's lives…

— Jodie Foster

Well, it's more of a sane life to be part of an ensemble! I find that the work can be more specific too and…

— Lauren Graham

Whether I'm writing the script, or someone else writes the initial draft, I'm always an actor's director first. I always try to listen to…

— Dito Montiel

I love rehearsing, but a lot of directors don't, and some actors don't.

— Viggo Mortensen

I love to be in the position of not knowing what I'm gonna do, but having rehearsed all of those so when something happens…

— Wayne Rogers

I don't have the time to tell you all the things I've learned from this cast. It's an extraordinary ensemble because we all support…

— David Hyde Pierce

I spend a long time casting, but once I've cast a film there's a reason why I selected those people. So I'm hands-on in…

— Alexander Payne

I never actually do rehearsals. That's one of the reasons that I write those bios and if I can meet with the actors I'll…

— John Sayles