Actor Quote by Richard Farnsworth

David was the kind of guy who was totally supportive of the actors and instructed the writing staff to trust the actor's instincts, since…

— William Devane

There's nobody who loves being around actors working more than David Mamet, especially actors bringing his tremendous dialogue to life. I've never seen a…

— Clark Gregg

The thing is David is also aware of everything and it's not like you're going somewhere the director is not.

— William Hurt

Sometimes what you lose in the time it takes to let an actor do something that you don't like as a director, you gain…

— Seth Rogen

A lot of times, they can't hire actors just because there's this obligation that the audiences don't know who they are, and it's about…

— Rosemarie DeWitt

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

An actor can be as talented as another, but if he doesn't stick to what the director's intentions are, it all falls down. I…

— Nicholas Ray

I've always believed that the director does whatever the hell he wants. That's what you sign on for as an actor - I can't…

— Christian Bale

I'm sure there are directors who don't like to work with actors and don't know how to be sensitive to actors.

— Anton Yelchin

I do think that's so much a part of what being a director is - in working with actors - to really try and…

— Bill Condon

Unfortunately, in Hollywood, there are those directors that have some contempt for actors. We've all experienced that, in one way or another.

— Vin Diesel

There's a lot of directors who were actors, so they have the sensibility of an actor, which sometimes helps.

— Luke Evans