Communication Quote by Jonathan Rhys Meyers

It's entirely to do with personality, I think. There are good directors who talk a lot, bad directors who talk a lot, and good…

— Colin Firth

The techniques of different directors are very different, and people have different ways of expressing ideas in film. I'm happiest when working with a…

— Howard Shore

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

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

I think what makes a good actor's director is somebody who understands what I'm doing and is respectful of it, but who also has…

— Matt Damon

That really sets great directors apart from good directors: their ability to make you feel like you matter, even if your part is much…

— Jonny Lee Miller

You can be playing a line some way and the director wants you to change that, or you can disagree. But I always think…

— Ewan McGregor

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 think what makes a good actor's director is the same thing that makes a good director. Acting is just one of the trades…

— Matt Damon

Good directors can bring certain things out of you, with their intensity or gentleness or sensitivity or understanding. They can make an actor feel…

— Robert De Niro

It's advice I always give to directors when they're starting out: Take an acting class to really see what it feels like to be…

— Marielle Heller

I think that what's important as a director is to give your actors the feeling that they're protected, the feeling of confidence, the feeling…

— Michael Haneke