Actor Quote by Gillian Jacobs

Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think you need…

— Asia Argento

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

Being a good actor is incredibly difficult. But the amount of responsibility is so much less on your shoulders than directing.

— Marielle Heller

I think to be a good director you have to be a good person and you have to care about people.

— Kristen Stewart

I've been directed by other actors, and being an actor doesn't make you a good director.

— Laurie Metcalf

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'm a good actor in that sense for directors because I always do what they say.

— Alex Cox

As a director you come in and tell the actors how good they are.

— Bryan Cranston

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

You have to be talentedly insecure in order to be a good actress. And then it's the director's job to make you more miserable…

— Shirley MacLaine

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

— Soha Ali Khan

My advice to young actors is to push yourself and to aspire to be great.

— Adriane Lenox