Actor Quote by Penny Marshall

I think an actor's process should be very personal and private, and sometimes I have thought, 'Oh, please, put it away now.'

— Maxine Peake

Every actor prepares differently and to different degrees of privacy. Some want to talk everything out. Others really don't want to talk anything out…

— Todd Haynes

Actors should avoid talking about their personal lives.

— Bertie Carvel

Many directors try to direct things that are only going to make the actor uncomfortable. You tend to get more out of the actor…

— Neve Campbell

It's notoriously difficult to get actors to go on record speaking about other actors. Such requests are usually met with terse replies from publicists…

— Nell Scovell

As an actor, I think it's really important to be as anonymous as possible. It's your job to convince people that you are somebody…

— Jodhi May

Don't worry about telling your actor what to do.

— Ewan McGregor

I don't want to know about the lives of other actors and I don't want people to know too much about me. If we…

— Christian Bale

I don't actually like blocking actors. I prefer giving actors freedom. They don't have to step on a precise mark with me. Instead of…

— Jose Padilha

A lot of actors, you can't get them to shut up. Instead of listening and watching, they're always telling you something.

— Mark Rylance

I never try to show an actor what to do or what to say. He has to find out for himself. The role of…

— Nicholas Ray

You would be surprised how many directors don't know what they want. They might not know what they want until they see it, they…

— Ian Mckellen