People Quote by Natalie Portman

When I was younger, of course I had people act inappropriately to me. I've had certain directors yell at me. But I didn't stand…

— Patricia Clarkson

I'm always amazed at the way some actors' behaviour is truly disgusting. That's one thing that will never happen on one of my sets…

— Daniel Radcliffe

So many people have said this, but it's true: 95 percent of what I do as a director is casting and getting people who…

— Lynn Shelton

I'm not tough when it comes to people criticizing the people that I protect, and those are the actors. It makes them scared to…

— Lee Daniels

Why are people so harsh on actors?

— Sana Khan

The truth is I like the crazy ones better than the well-behaved ones normally because they tend to be the passionate ones. They never…

— Willem Dafoe

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

— Jeanne Moreau

I think directors can be a little insensitive to how vulnerable an actor is, when he's giving a performance. Part of the job of…

— Eric Balfour

There are so many directors who don't like any kind of interaction on set except for producers. I am the opposite.

— Sean Baker

Sometimes when you walk onto a set, there are very clear delineations. The crew don't talk to the actors and I hate all that.…

— Rebecca Mader

I've always had, like, from the age of about 11, I've had such an intolerance for bad behaviour of actors that I don't think…

— Daniel Radcliffe

People don't yell nasty things at actors - they let them continue.

— Larry David