Actors Quote by Ben Affleck

There is an established tradition of actors directing films that have a particular, personal meaning for them - Warren Beatty, Clint Eastwood, Kevin Costner,…

— Steven Van Zandt

Not that it entirely matters: There is a perception that all actors make their movies. A lot of people assume you're responsible. George Clooney…

— Ben Affleck

As an actor, I look at scenes much differently than I would look at them as a director, and I never realized that until…

— Jensen Ackles

A good actor's director, first of all, is prepared, so there's not an exorbitant amount of wasted footage.

— William H. Macy

A lot of actors do that - they blame their failure on their agents or their photos. But that is just putting off the…

— Matt Berry

The problem with most Hollywood movies is they don't give the director enough control.

— D. B. Sweeney

One of the best things about directing movies, as opposed to merely writing them, is that there's no confusion about who's to blame: You…

— Nora Ephron

The worst thing about movie-making is that it's like life: nobody can go back to correct the mistakes.

— Pauline Kael

I have a great respect for actors like Clint Eastwood, who's a wonderful director. I think two pictures that I directed were not successful,…

— Kirk Douglas

Another mistake a director can make is not to be prepared, so you get there on the day to shoot the scene, and they…

— William H. Macy

Sometimes the odds are against you-the director doesn't know what the hell he's doing, or something falls apart in the production, or you're working…

— Jessica Lange

The terrible tragedy for every director is to watch an actor do what you want and not have the camera rolling - and never…

— Sydney Pollack