Children Quote by Nicolas Winding Refn

With actors and directors, it's a conversation that you have. You have to learn each other's language and learn how to communicate with each…

— Ashton Kutcher

My approach with actors is to try and give them whatever it is they need from me. Direction to me is about listening and…

— Christopher Nolan

Just to get the actors to relax, listen to each other, and actually affect each other, there are a number of techniques you have…

— Terry Zwigoff

Well, because my films are really about how people interact with each other, and the complexity, and the nuance, and the surprise of those…

— Peter Hedges

Everybody's on their toes and focused on what we're about to do, and then there's this moment where you relax because you see that…

— Alan Alda

Some actors don't want to, but I prefer to. I like to collaborate. Sometimes you have to keep it to yourself, and people want…

— Sam Rockwell

Sometimes you realize that the thing an actor is asking for isn't exactly the thing they want. Maybe they're asking for more dialogue, or…

— Karyn Kusama

I try to build relationships with the actors, at least to some degree beforehand, whether it's phone calls because I'm from Seattle or all…

— Lynn Shelton

I don't like the actors to work together beforehand. I trust my intuition, and I like when the actors are the same.

— Olivier Dahan

I view the whole thing as a collaboration. As an actor, I always found that to be the most freeing thing, when the director…

— Tony Goldwyn

I love actors. I love working with actors. I really enjoy the process. I love having those in-depth discussions about the interior of their…

— Steve Antin

There's not a lot of talking between actors - either between actors or between actors and directors. People think that they sit in rooms…

— Christopher Walken