Acting Quote by Bob Balaban

[ Being director] is really reassuring to me that it's just about who is right for that role and less about if you ace…

— Alden Ehrenreich

An actor can be as talented as another, but if he doesn't stick to what the director's intentions are, it all falls down. I…

— Nicholas Ray

You spend enough time on set as an actor and it's great when a director was at some point an actor or understands acting.…

— Ian Somerhalder

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

— Saqib Saleem

I'm always under the impression that directors should act at some point or another.

— Scott Mechlowicz

I've seen what a difference a good director can make to an actor's performance.

— Soha Ali Khan

I do think that's so much a part of what being a director is - in working with actors - to really try and…

— Bill Condon

And being an actor already means that working with cast as a director, I have a clear understanding of their position and that collaboration…

— Pollyanna McIntosh

I care more about the directors that I get to work with as opposed to the actors.

— Lisa Haydon

Scripts and directors make great actors, not the other way around.

— Ali Fazal

I feel like a lot of directing is casting.

— Damien Chazelle

I think directors should at least take acting lessons to see what's going on. And I think all actors should direct to see what…

— Penny Marshall