Actors Quote by Ian Mckellen

The truth is, an actor's performance is the result of work by a lot more people than just the actor. When you see that…

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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

— Soha Ali Khan

I feel whatever an actor does on screen is something the actor 'does,' and what the director can do is to tell, talk or…

— Imtiaz Ali

Ninety percent of a good performance of an actor is based on the material. If you've got the material there, you can ride it.

— Justin Kirk

As an actor you have to deliver what the director wants.

— Saqib Saleem

As a director, it is important to understand the actor's process.

— Chadwick Boseman

Of course there are some actors that are better than others and performances that are better than others, but they're always embedded in the…

— James Franco

Actors tend to not know how their performances are going to actually be used. Even though the script says one thing, in the edit,…

— Idris Elba

Actors' performances in films are enhanced in a million different ways, down to the choice of camera shot by the director - whether it's…

— Andy Serkis

The better the acting is, the less visible the director and the less visible the actor.

— Marianne Elliott

Roles make the actor.

— Hill Harper

Part of an actor's job, in my opinion, is adjust to the characteristics of the director and try to understand to how he tries…

— David Zayas