Actor Quote by Michael Douglas

I think directors should at least take acting lessons to see what's going on. And I think all actors should direct to see what…

— Penny Marshall

I'm always under the impression that directors should act at some point or another.

— Scott Mechlowicz

Directors are like generals, political dictators, aggressive people...And everyone in the film is always grateful if you can tell them what to do.

— Abraham Polonsky

There are so many directors, young and old, around - all doing their thing and struggling.

— Noma Dumezweni

Look, a lot of directors were actors, even if they were unsuccessful actors which I think is helpful. I think it's a really helpful…

— Grant Heslov

Directing films is easier said than done. The job needs a lot of sensibility to put many things in place.

— Vijay Sethupathi

What you realize is that a lot of actors want to be directed. They're there to do the best job they can for the…

— Jon Turteltaub

You spend enough time on set as an actor and it's great when a director was at some point an actor or understands acting.…

— Ian Somerhalder

There are a lot of directors out there that don't like to deal with actors, I think. Many of them have said something like,…

— Vilmos Zsigmond

There are times when directors just don't know what they're doing.

— Christopher Atkins

Whatever it takes, the job of the director is to be the leader and to get your actors where they need to go. That's…

— Shawn Levy

Directors are the fulcrum of the movie. They guide us well, not merely rein actors in. Whenever we stray, they bring us back on…

— Vijay Sethupathi