Directors Quote by Leon Askin

A Dumont actor was considered to be too stilted - the way we Dumont actors used to speak.

— Leon Askin

Sometimes the directors were afraid of what they brought out of me.

— Jeanne Moreau

You don't realize it, but often people are frightened of the director.

— Danny Boyle

Unfortunately, in Hollywood, there are those directors that have some contempt for actors. We've all experienced that, in one way or another.

— Vin Diesel

Many directors try to direct things that are only going to make the actor uncomfortable. You tend to get more out of the actor…

— Neve Campbell

There are some directors, lesser in confidence or skill, who make the actor feel very uncomfortable because you feel you're auditioning for them, every…

— Ben Kingsley

As an actor I can sort of smell a duff note, that isn't full of that much conviction. My worst thing with directors is…

— Matt Smith

A lot of directors don't really like actors.

— Joe Wright

I know there were things emanating from me. I was not aware of what attracted all these directors to me.

— Jeanne Moreau

Hugh Laurie was intimidating, but he's the greatest guy. He's so wonderful and smart and funny and serious, and he sets the bar high.…

— Peter Jacobson

There's a lot of directors who were actors, so they have the sensibility of an actor, which sometimes helps.

— Luke Evans

The really important people in TV are not the directors; they're the writers.

— Mary Harron