Act Quote by Scott Mechlowicz

I think directors should at least take acting lessons to see what's going on. And I think all actors should direct to see what…

— Penny Marshall

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

Directors have so much else to do besides tell actors what to do. There are so many issues and problems.

— Michael Douglas

There are times when you work with directors on set, and things are a bit rudderless, and those can be good directors.

— Grant Heslov

I don't believe that all actors should end up being directors.

— Rebecca Hall

It would help a lot of directors if they tried a little bit of acting, so they can understand what the process is about.…

— Adrian Dunbar

Directors tend to kind of let me do what I want to do.

— Ellen Burstyn

You spend enough time on set as an actor and it's great when a director was at some point an actor or understands acting.…

— Ian Somerhalder

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

Whatever it takes, the job of the director is to be the leader and to get your actors where they need to go. That's…

— Shawn Levy

The most nurturing of directors can make you feel too comfortable, and you don't really push for that extra whatever.

— Malcolm McDowell

If it were up to the executives, they probably wouldn't have directors at all.

— Gus Van Sant