Actors Quote by Eric Balfour

Many directors try to direct things that are only going to make the actor uncomfortable. You tend to get more out of the actor…

— Neve Campbell

A lot of directors tend to manipulate actors' vulnerability to get what they want, and that can work.

— George C. Wolfe

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

I think what's great about that relationship between an actor and a Director is you have to really blow away all your thing, the…

— Hilary Swank

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

I just let the work speak for itself. An actor is not afraid to take risks; to put on different hats; to be a…

— Kevin Bacon

When actors give their input, it can be very ego-driven, and directors are scared of that.

— Michael Pitt

I'm sure there are directors who don't like to work with actors and don't know how to be sensitive to actors.

— Anton Yelchin

I would say that maybe directors who act as well are easier with actors. I'm not saying that all directors have this, but sometimes…

— Rebecca Hall

I don't think the concept of "directing actors" exists in the sense that if you get what you order from an actor you'll always…

— Pirjo Honkasalo

Most actors are insecure enough already without having a director who adds to that.

— Marie Windsor

When you're an actor, you're very much exposed, but in a strange way you're totally protected behind a character, behind a script, behind a…

— Mathieu Demy