Acting Quote by Ian Mckellen

My attitude as an actor, because I'm a stage actor, is whatever the director tells you to do, you try it. You don't resist…

— Anthony Heald

I'm not always right for the role. And to be honest I think part of your job as an actor is knowing when you're…

— Sarah Lancashire

Well, in the theater, I think you're actually more responsible for what is going on onstage as a director than you are in film.

— Philip Seymour Hoffman

If you're a movie actor, you're on your own - you cannot control the stage. The director controls it.

— Michael Caine

Very rarely have I worked with a director where we've been at odds. And by the time you've actually talked to somebody and you…

— Julianne Moore

As a director, you never think about how an audience would respond. You can think about that, but you will never change what you're…

— Juan Antonio Bayona

As an actor you don't control the end result. Because you're a director, you get to control the end result. I think for us,…

— Nicole Kidman

I'm afraid of being too sure, to just deliver. I think that's the biggest danger for actors - after a certain time, when you're…

— Catherine Deneuve

When I'm playing as an actor, I don't want to interfere at all with the director. I'm just an actor. I'm totally respectful.

— Jordi Molla

One thing I've learned as an actor as well as a producer is to trust my own instinct. When I first started acting I…

— Gerard Butler

The problem with acting is that there's really no control. You're at the behest of others.

— Leigh Whannell

I am extremely malleable as an actor, but I also know how to get away with doing things the way I want, even if…

— Rishi Kapoor