Acting Quote by Katie Holmes

I think I was never home when I was directing, because you're either prepping, shooting, or editing, and then acting at the same time.…

— Miguel Ferrer

Before shooting, I prepare with the actors much more like it's a theater play than a movie. Apparently, that way of working is very…

— Pedro Almodovar

Everyone that I meet always wants me to direct, but whenever I think of directing, I think of aligning shots. I'd definitely have to…

— Chris Colfer

Directing is a lot of fun, but you have to be on your toes every minute. If you zone out for even a second,…

— Misha Collins

There are times when I am directing, and there are a couple of moments I didn't get the way I wanted, but I know…

— Alan Ball

I always wanted to write movies that I'd direct. I didn't come at it from a writing standpoint more than a directing standpoint, except…

— Noah Baumbach

I was directing before I started doing 'The IT Crowd.' It wasn't something that led on after acting I guess. I was sort of…

— Richard Ayoade

Directing was rarely a thought in my head growing up. Especially not when I first began acting or working on my first professional sets.

— Noah Centineo

As an actor, it's hard to direct because, suddenly, you're not around. The thing which I hate about directing is the waiting game, but…

— Danny Huston

I think since I was in drama school, I wanted to direct in the theatre. When you are an actor, you just have to…

— Gael Garcia Bernal

Somehow I had a lot of the skills that I didn't know were required for directing. I didn't realize that my life had been…

— Marielle Heller

I've acted just to get to directing.

— Mel Ferrer