Cinema Quote by Jimmi Simpson

To be in theater you have to be a kind of psychologist, for you're always trying to understand character and motives.

— John Eldredge

Every now and then I have to teach directing. The thing about the theatre is that the most important thing you can do as…

— Stephen Daldry

You spend enough time on set as an actor and it's great when a director was at some point an actor or understands acting.…

— Ian Somerhalder

I think, as an actor, theater is like one of the things that you feel most in control of and in charge of.

— Maggie Siff

It's easier to go from theatre to film than the other way round. In film you're absolutely loved and cossetted and cared for. In…

— Ian Mckellen

Well, all I can say is thank goodness I had 15 years of theater before ever I did film roles. You build technique that…

— Chris Cooper

As I've always been open to learning, directors have helped me with the nuances of acting.

— Riya Sen

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

As an actor, you have to believe in the point of view of a director; as a director, you have to be able to…

— Diego Luna

I think acting really helps as a director. It's just no question, because you totally understand the acting process.

— Andy Serkis

Theatre is like an actor's nectar, like how cinema is a director's medium.

— Ali Fazal

If you have the right actors and you can give them the freedom to explore, you've done a lot of your work as a…

— Andy Garcia