Actors Quote by Dolph Lundgren

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

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

I approach directing from an actor's standpoint.

— Derek Magyar

I think since I was in drama school, I wanted to direct in the theatre. When you are an actor, you just have to…

— Gael Garcia Bernal

Actors always direct themselves. A good actor shows up onset ready, especially in television, and you've done your homework and you know your character.…

— Noah Emmerich

It was difficult every ten days having a new director. I'm a real collaborator and, as an actor, I want to be directed. It's…

— Jeanne Tripplehorn

I think directing is a huge responsibility and it's not something where you can just be like, "Yeah, sure, I'll give it a go!"…

— Josh Hutcherson

I guess once you've been acting for a long time, you glean the great bits of good directors and the bad bits from other…

— Luke Evans

I've acted with all types, I've directed all types. What you want to understand, as a director, is what actors have to offer. They'll…

— Ron Howard

As a director, you have to know what actors are doing. You're the one telling them what to do. The actors' job is to…

— Eli Roth

Directing is like cooking, it's like cuisine. You cannot make a great dish with bad ingredients. I have great actors, and I'm putting them…

— Louis Leterrier

I've secretly harboured a desire to direct for a quite a long time. It's so much more challenging. As an actor you might be…

— Tara Fitzgerald