Actors Quote by Ashton Kutcher

As an actor, you are sort of only in charge of yourself. All you can really control is your performance. You don't know what…

— Gillian Jacobs

When you're in the editing room, as a director, you get the opportunity to look at your work. As a writer, you can rewrite.…

— Zoe Kazan

Being a good actor is incredibly difficult. But the amount of responsibility is so much less on your shoulders than directing.

— Marielle Heller

Directing takes a good chunk of your life out. It's a very hard thing. As an actor, you go in for a couple of…

— Billy Bob Thornton

Directing remains very psychological, and it takes a lot of time and reflection. When you're an actor, it takes less time, and you can…

— Guillaume Canet

Directing a film requires a different set of skills. It is a difficult job, and I am happy being an actor.

— Mahesh Babu

As an actor, it's hard to direct because, suddenly, you're not around. The thing which I hate about directing is the waiting game, but…

— Danny Huston

If you choose to do both [acting and directing] on a set, than you're admitting that you understand that everyone is in it for…

— Rebecca Hall

Being an actor, in and of itself, is just hard. You have to just do it for its own sake.

— Constance Wu

When you're directing, it is a little easier, because when you're the actor, you have a to be a little more of a child.…

— John Turturro

I know what its like to direct. You become a more considerate actor. After you have directed, you understand what is going on. You…

— Dolph Lundgren

I have no desire to direct at all. I know how much pressure it is, and, trust me, it's so much easier and so…

— Jewel Staite