As far as Quote by Rob Reiner

In a very real way Norman [Lear] godfathered me into my career. He was the best mentor anybody could have ever had.

— Richard Masur

In my mid-20s, I was directing episodes of 'Alfred Hitchcock' and 'Peter Gunn.' I was pretty much on course and - as I sometimes…

— George Stevens, Jr

The director I had most involvement with was Alex Rockwell. He gave me a lot of responsibility as an actor.

— Steve Buscemi

I'd say that the director I had most involvement with was Alex Rockwell in 'In the Soup'. It was one of my earliest leading…

— Steve Buscemi

I started as a director very young and fell into acting.

— Peter Stormare

I was in the pilot for Spinal Tap before it was a movie.

— Nina Blackwood

I started as a director and just fell upon acting.

— Danny Huston

My grandfather, K.R. Balan, a pioneer in the film industry, wanted me to try my hand at acting.

— Sangeetha Krish

It was actually my older brother who wanted to start acting. He would point at the TV as a kid and tell my mom…

— Kevin Schmidt

I started as an actor. I started directing because Steppenwolf needed another strong director.

— Gary Sinise

When I turned director, I enjoyed the challenge of making an actor perform to his best.

— Nizhalgal Ravi

My father was a film-maker. He always said he wanted to go like Humphrey Jennings, the legendary director who stepped backwards over a cliff…

— A. A. Gill