Acting Quote by Jason Bateman

I'm used to being an actor. Being a director is a lot more work.

— Nick Searcy

I have to say from an actor's perspective, to work with a director who has been an actor through most of their career is…

— Karen Allen

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

As far as working with actors, I feel very comfortable working in that aspect of directing.

— Jim Rash

Working with actors is something I've never done before. I find it tremendous. It's hard work.

— Anton Corbijn

As a director, I also get to sit and watch actors and learn from them in a way that I don't get to do…

— Stanley Tucci

As an actor, most of the time, you only have so much say in how, what and where things go. As a director, you…

— Eric Balfour

I've secretly harboured a desire to direct for a quite a long time. It's so much more challenging. As an actor you might be…

— Tara Fitzgerald

I don't come to work as an actor. There are many directors who can direct without ever having acted and do a great job…

— Abdellatif Kechiche

Having a director who is also an actor makes for that very relaxed way of working and it's empowering.

— Chris Hemsworth

I'm not so in a rush to direct just anything because I'm lucky that I can make a living so far as an actor…

— Steve Buscemi

As an actor, I love working with directors. As much as I love working with other actors.

— Ray Stevenson