Actor Quote by Peter Weir

For me, you have to do as much work as you can beforehand and, once you get on stage or set, throw it out…

— Brian Gleeson

As an actor and a director, I always let my actors go... assuming they have good ideas.

— Tim Matheson

I try to cast really good actors and give them a chance to do their very best work, give them as much time and…

— Ben Affleck

I never make suggestions. I really don't. I know a lot of actors who get a part and then they dissect it and they…

— Naomie Harris

I like to have the actors do their thing. And then brief them what to do differently in take two.

— Vikramaditya Motwane

I go through a whole process with the actors first, building and creating characters, then I encourage them to sort of live in that…

— Keenen Ivory Wayans

Actors come in, and they have their own take on things, and you have to adjust on the fly to make sure everything still…

— John Requa

I really want to have actors contribute their own ideas, with phrasings and ideas on all levels.

— Lasse Hallstrom

I don't put big concepts on my work, and it's all often about keeping actors in a room together and not letting them leave.

— Adam Rapp

I like to give my actors a lot of room.

— Nick Cassavetes

I prefer to take actors and put them in real settings and real locations and real situations rather than create artificial locations that serve…

— Michael Winterbottom

I think it's important to create an atmosphere where actors feel like they can try things out. It doesn't mean that I'll take every…

— Steve Buscemi