Actors Quote by Lake Bell

I learn a lot as a director from acting in other people's films and just in general.

— Joe Swanberg

All directors are different. Certainly, the directors that I respond to the most are guys that figure it out by doing it, not by…

— Michael Pitt

I learned so much about being an actor by being a director. More than I ever thought I would.

— Chris Lowell

I've always wanted to work with the best directors. Directors lead you to the best material and thus the best actors.

— Shea Whigham

To be a director, you have to think you're the best. Ever since I went to film school, I imagined that you have to…

— Jonathan Levine

When I started acting, my mom said, "If you want to go to film school and eventually direct, being on set is probably the…

— Jay Baruchel

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

As a director, I've been able to combine with what I've learned as an actor and as a producer: it melds quite nicely into…

— Griffin Dunne

Nothing can teach you what it's like to work on a film set, and the best education there can be for an actor is…

— Rosamund Pike

I believe I am a better director than actor. I enjoy acting if the part is right. Directing comes very naturally to me. I…

— Jack White

Being an actor really, really strengthens me as a director. There's just a certain type of understanding that comes from having been there and…

— Aaron Ruell

I won't take the credit of being a good actor but I do feel that there are good directors who are boldly experimenting with…

— Shefali Shah