Cinema Quote by Sophie Thatcher

I don't want to infantilize the actor; I want to empower the actor. Actors can be many things, but all of the really good…

— Paul Bettany

Directors go their whole career without being able to tell personal stories and to work with a cast as talented as they are.

— Christian Bale

I just want to play interesting characters, and I want to work with the best directors I can work with.

— Andre Holland

I don't care about the size of the roles, or how they're marketed or billed or anything like that. I would love to be…

— Matt Bomer

I like directors who have worked as actors. They know the experience.

— Gabrielle Union

I won't take the credit of being a good actor but I do feel that there are good directors who are boldly experimenting with…

— Shefali Shah

I've always been interested in character-driven pieces, and my approach to directing is through acting.

— Steve Buscemi

Where else do you find great directors? Acting is one of the places.

— Liev Schreiber

Some directors are open to ideas, and some are rigid. And, some actors are into method acting, and some, instinctive.

— Shriya Saran

My kind of director is an actor-director who writes.

— Orson Welles

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

— Luke Evans

I think all my favorite directors have acted. They understand how an actor thinks.

— Michael Arden