Actors Quote by Matt Smith

The worst thing for an actor is a director that gets on your nerves and says things that actually confuse you.

— Stephen Rea

I've been really lucky not to have a duff experience with a director.

— Jane Goldman

I can't think of a lot of bad directors I've worked with, really.

— Richard Jenkins

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

Bad directors are the ones who want to tell you every move, and think they're a better actor than you.

— Carroll Baker

As an actor, you're always nervous as to what a director will do with something.

— Kevin Spacey

As an actor, youre always nervous as to what a director will do with something.

— Kevin Spacey

The most nurturing of directors can make you feel too comfortable, and you don't really push for that extra whatever.

— Malcolm McDowell

I am more comfortable in the actor's and writer's role than a director's.

— Sreenivasan

I've always believed that the director does whatever the hell he wants. That's what you sign on for as an actor - I can't…

— Christian Bale

Honestly, one of my favorite things about a director is when they understand what an actor brings to their role.

— Chris Messina

You never know as a director what other directors do. Because you don't get to see what they do.

— Leonardo DiCaprio