Ability Quote by Elia Kazan

I'm not experienced enough, or certain enough of my acting on the screen to say to a director, "You are wrong, I am right.…

— Ian Mckellen

Being a good director is knowing sometimes when not to say something.

— Gary Oldman

When I was younger, I used to write to directors when I was unsure I could play a role. I'd say: 'You've made a…

— Kelly Reilly

When you're acting, you're subjective; when you're a director, you're more objective.You're kind of watching from the outside and helping others, and therefore I…

— Philip Seymour Hoffman

When a director makes a mistake, people suffer. People suffer horribly sometimes.

— William H. Macy

When Chris Nolan is your director you are like, "I trust that, I'm wrong."

— Anne Hathaway

My tendency as an actor was to correct people, was to say, 'What if we tried it this way, what about if we tried…

— David Mamet

Good directors can bring certain things out of you, with their intensity or gentleness or sensitivity or understanding. They can make an actor feel…

— Robert De Niro

As an actor, I know immediately if I'm saying a word that doesn't feel right coming out of my mouth, and I know how…

— Scott Foley

Bad directors are the ones who want to tell you every move, and think they're a better actor than you.

— Carroll Baker

I had one well known director who kept saying, "Now Clint, this is what ...." And I'd say, "I know. I read the script.…

— Clint Eastwood

After all these years, I'm starting to learn what a good director does, and I know what a good one does with actors: help…

— Brian Geraghty