Actors Quote by Sam Mendes

As a director, you have to know what actors are doing. You're the one telling them what to do. The actors' job is to…

— Eli Roth

Every film you work on is different, and that's part of what it's like for anybody who works on a film, is to learn…

— James Spader

As a director, you want to be really connected to every part of your set, from your actors all the way to your camera…

— Eric Balfour

Yeah as the director I consider myself to be the coach, and my actors are my players. So I have to show them how…

— Derek Cianfrance

Every actor you work with has a different method, same with the director. You have to figure out what your shared language is and…

— Kerry Washington

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

There are lots and lots of good actors out there, and often it's just luck if what you bring to the table syncs with…

— Rosamund Pike

As a director, I try not to implement a way for working, for every single actor, across the board. I try to work with…

— Justin Simien

Every director should take an acting class.

— Paul Feig

The techniques of different directors are very different, and people have different ways of expressing ideas in film. I'm happiest when working with a…

— Howard Shore

Look, a lot of directors were actors, even if they were unsuccessful actors which I think is helpful. I think it's a really helpful…

— Grant Heslov

All directors should have to act and all actors should have to direct, so that they can understand all these key things that come…

— Tom Hanks