Advice Quote by Niki Caro

I was constantly reading books about how to direct, and asking directors, 'How do you do it?' And when I finally actually started doing…

— Susanna Fogel

A lot of directors in my experience are very receptive. They see what you do first, and then they want to find a place…

— Annette Bening

Directors tend to kind of let me do what I want to do.

— Ellen Burstyn

I think the best directors provide you with a safe environment where they can instill you with confidence and allow you to try things…

— Luke Evans

I'm not the type of person who can be a director for hire, I have to find my own way into it.

— Marielle Heller

I think since I did Monster I really started understanding how hard it is for first time directors. I think there's a lot of…

— Charlize Theron

Bad directors will tell you they absolutely know how to do it, and how it has to happen; there's this insecurity that leads them…

— Molly Parker

Sometimes, when you work with directors who have done it a lot and are established in the business and know the game, there are…

— Anonymous

I want to direct every now and then, but I don't want to be a director.

— Gael Garcia Bernal

I don't come in with any preconceived ideas, and although I will have done some preparation, I can go which way the director wants.

— Jacqueline Bisset

You hope and pray that you'll get involved with a director that you understand and who has the same sensibility as you do and…

— Matthew Modine

I really just want to work with good directors and learn as much as I possibly can.

— Dylan O'Brien