Actors Quote by David Wenham

I think all my favorite directors have acted. They understand how an actor thinks.

— Michael Arden

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

— Ali Fazal

I think actors make for very good directors, and I would like to do that one day.

— Omari Hardwick

I think what makes a good actor's director is the same thing that makes a good director. Acting is just one of the trades…

— Matt Damon

I won't take the credit of being a good actor but I do feel that there are good directors who are boldly experimenting with…

— Shefali Shah

Working with actors who are directors is magnificent. Because they understand the art form intimately, and they know exactly how everything works.

— Robert Zemeckis

There's a lot of directors who were actors, so they have the sensibility of an actor, which sometimes helps.

— Luke Evans

I think a good director casts a film so that the actors bring a lot to the table.

— Debbie Allen

I like directors who have worked as actors. They know the experience.

— Gabrielle Union

I've certainly worked with really great directors who haven't acted.

— Steve Buscemi

I've always wanted to work with the best directors. Directors lead you to the best material and thus the best actors.

— Shea Whigham

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