Cinema Quote by Maren Ade

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

You - as a director, you have to do your job, you have to show things, and you don't have to ask the actors…

— Michel Hazanavicius

As an actor you have to deliver what the director wants.

— Saqib Saleem

When I do the music, I make the musicians listen to what's happening in the film. That way they treat the dialogue as if…

— Mike Figgis

I do think it's a very good way to describe what a great actor does. You're both acknowledging the authority of the director and…

— Noah Baumbach

Its different being a director. I suppose, especially if its a story youve written and you feel compelled to tell, in some ways its…

— Paddy Considine

So yeah, a good director will be able to listen and hear everything, but have a confident vision of his own that he can…

— Christian Bale

As an actor, you tell part of a story. As a writer, you get more of telling that story. But as a director, they're…

— Jonah Hill

It's different being a director. I suppose, especially if it's a story you've written and you feel compelled to tell, in some ways it's…

— Paddy Considine

As a director, it is important to understand the actor's process.

— Chadwick Boseman

Whether I'm writing the script, or someone else writes the initial draft, I'm always an actor's director first. I always try to listen to…

— Dito Montiel

Also a good director and good dialogue. That's very important because you're bringing the words to life. So it's very important for an actor…

— Julia Garner