Cinema Quote by James Cameron

As an actor, I look at scenes much differently than I would look at them as a director, and I never realized that until…

— Jensen Ackles

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

There are certain directors I have worked with who build up the scene and get you all excited, but when you actually do it,…

— Vivek Oberoi

In the past I've worked with directors who saw very much their scene in their head and knew exactly how they were going to…

— Colm Meaney

It's impossible to put your finger on what that is exactly other than protecting the environment that the actors get to find the scenes…

— Ewan McGregor

Bad directors will tell you they absolutely know how to do it, and how it has to happen; there's this insecurity that leads them…

— Molly Parker

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

Really good director sometimes will kind of see what the actors are doing and then get in there. Because there's the realization that you…

— Ron Livingston

Over the long haul I'd say that most directors I've worked with have been pretty sensitive to the quality of the interpreted scenes.

— Rod Serling

Some directors are really strong on action, manhandling you around the set; others are very focused on setting up the camera shots and practically…

— Gina Bellman

Film is such a director's medium; you're really in their hands in terms of the real storytelling. As an actor, you can give a…

— Rachel Weisz

A good director creates a playground for actors, and lets them go. The trick for a good director is in casting properly, and creating…

— Martin Landau