Actor Quote by Joe Swanberg

I try to build relationships with the actors, at least to some degree beforehand, whether it's phone calls because I'm from Seattle or all…

— Lynn Shelton

There are some actors that want you to call them by their character's name and they have no relationship with you outside of the…

— Jeff Bridges

I go through a whole process with the actors first, building and creating characters, then I encourage them to sort of live in that…

— Keenen Ivory Wayans

It's almost a work-shopping process to create the characters with the actors.

— Doug Liman

We as actors doubt up until the last minute that we can be this person. So everything matters, the more work you do, you…

— Donnie Wahlberg

There's an awful lot of scenes where we don't know what the scene's going to be about, we ask the audience, pick a place…

— Brian Henson

Before you start production, you have characters you have created without actors in mind, then all of a sudden you've got actors. They bring…

— Charlie Kaufman

It's developing a relationship with actors that makes it work.

— Richard Donner

With actors and directors, it's a conversation that you have. You have to learn each other's language and learn how to communicate with each…

— Ashton Kutcher

I never actually do rehearsals. That's one of the reasons that I write those bios and if I can meet with the actors I'll…

— John Sayles

You work with each individual actor as you perceive their needs to be. It's something that you've figured out in the weeks of pre-production.

— Rebecca Miller

I am always curious to sit down with the actor who's playing the part after the casting process and get to know them, get…

— Sam Levinson