Able Quote by Ian Somerhalder

Look, a lot of directors were actors, even if they were unsuccessful actors which I think is helpful. I think it's a really helpful…

— Grant Heslov

A director really doesn't deal with performance that much, especially if you deal with great actors. Their work is the performance. What you're helping…

— Zal Batmanglij

I guess once you've been acting for a long time, you glean the great bits of good directors and the bad bits from other…

— Luke Evans

It's incumbent upon a director, if you want to pull the best performance out of an actor, you have to really work to who…

— Anthony Russo

There's a lot of directors who were actors, so they have the sensibility of an actor, which sometimes helps.

— Luke Evans

There are times when you work with directors on set, and things are a bit rudderless, and those can be good directors.

— Grant Heslov

I don't think it's necessary to be an actor to get great performances out of an actor. But I do think it helps me…

— Steve Buscemi

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

— Soha Ali Khan

As a director, you have to know what actors are doing. You're the one telling them what to do. The actors' job is to…

— Eli Roth

Directors don't get to see other directors at work - they're the only one on the set. I've met directors who've asked me what…

— Colin Firth

A director's job is like parenting. You have to look after your actors like children, pay attention to each of their different abilities.

— Kalki Koechlin

Directing takes a good chunk of your life out. It's a very hard thing. As an actor, you go in for a couple of…

— Billy Bob Thornton