Acting Quote by Richard Ayoade

Actually I have to say when I'm acting, I try not to think about directing at all.

— Renee O'Connor

I started as a director, but I was too bored with actors. I preferred to act.

— Peter Stormare

And I taught acting for years, and without knowing it that was the real thing that started bending me toward directing.

— Sydney Pollack

I started as a director and just fell upon acting.

— Danny Huston

I've watched directors since my very first day of acting because I knew I wanted to direct.

— Austin Nichols

The reason I got into acting was the audience is right there and if you did something great they were right there and you…

— Alan Tudyk

I've acted just to get to directing.

— Mel Ferrer

I didn't train in directing; I talk to actors the way I talk to anybody.

— Noah Baumbach

As an actor, it's hard to direct because, suddenly, you're not around. The thing which I hate about directing is the waiting game, but…

— Danny Huston

I think I was never home when I was directing, because you're either prepping, shooting, or editing, and then acting at the same time.…

— Miguel Ferrer

I've done a little directing, but I love acting more.

— Danica McKellar

Directing was rarely a thought in my head growing up. Especially not when I first began acting or working on my first professional sets.

— Noah Centineo