Directing Quote by Sean Mathias

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

— Nizhalgal Ravi

I enjoyed playing the dual role of an actor and producer.

— Anushka Sharma

I used to do a lot of repertory theater. You're playing different roles all the time, and I love that.

— Norbert Leo Butz

As a director, I've been able to combine with what I've learned as an actor and as a producer: it melds quite nicely into…

— Griffin Dunne

Directing was a transformative experience for me, one that I really enjoyed.

— Gillian Anderson

Directing is much more satisfying to me than acting.

— George Clooney

With repertory, you had to play all these different characters. The range of roles is really what I fell in love with, every night…

— David Morse

And I had a big opportunity with Richard Brooks, The Professionals, which is really a magnificent movie.

— Claudia Cardinale

I've reprised roles in the theatre, which is somehow more accepted, and where one can automatically go deeper and further into the role.

— Cate Blanchett

I find directing so incredibly rewarding and challenging and humbling and exciting and engaging. Scenes become challenging. Actors bring out the best of you.…

— Noah Wyle

I make something I can look at and say, "That's a good piece of work, and there's some terrific directing and acting in it,…

— Wes Craven

I come out of repertory theatre so I've been working under pressure my whole career.

— Wesley Snipes