Acting Quote by Philip Seymour Hoffman

Part of an actor's job, in my opinion, is adjust to the characteristics of the director and try to understand to how he tries…

— David Zayas

Acting isn't always about the amount of talent you have, or your ability to cry on command. The point is, how well can you…

— Shannon Purser

Part of an actors job, in my opinion, is adjust to the characteristics of the director and try to understand to how he tries…

— David Zayas

I believe I am a better director than actor. I enjoy acting if the part is right. Directing comes very naturally to me. I…

— Jack White

I think that it helps that I have acted. That said, it doesn't mean you're going to be a good director.

— Valeria Golino

A director's job is to make something happen and it doesn't happen by itself. So you wheedle, you cajole, you flatter people, you tell…

— James Cameron

A director's job is like parenting. You have to look after your actors like children, pay attention to each of their different abilities.

— Kalki Koechlin

As an actor, you are sort of only in charge of yourself. All you can really control is your performance. You don't know what…

— Gillian Jacobs

I think acting helps me as a director no matter what. There is something about being reminded about the vulnerability it takes to be…

— Marielle Heller

I think acting really helps as a director. It's just no question, because you totally understand the acting process.

— Andy Serkis

I guess once you've been acting for a long time, you glean the great bits of good directors and the bad bits from other…

— Luke Evans

As a director, you have a thousand things going on in your head, and of course, that's going to be difficult. That's going to…

— Jamie Campbell Bower