Actor Quote by Steven Van Zandt

I find that all great directors, and I would include Ben Affleck and Clint Eastwood in that, they have great confidence. And with great…

— Amy Ryan

I just think good actors are the main reason to make movies.

— Marielle Heller

I don't make films to say, 'See what a great director I am!' I don't go and please a particular actor. I feel it's…

— Sajid Khan

Good directors can bring certain things out of you, with their intensity or gentleness or sensitivity or understanding. They can make an actor feel…

— Robert De Niro

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

— Luke Evans

Every single director-actor I talked to, from Warren Beatty to Clint Eastwood to George Clooney, said the biggest mistake they made is not shooting…

— Ben Affleck

I know it sounds earnest, but I do really feel in my bones that acting is just a small part of the equation when…

— Julia Stiles

I think what makes a good actor's director is the same thing that makes a good director. Acting is just one of the trades…

— Matt Damon

I always used to say, as a director, that I could make anybody good in a movie if you found the right part. It…

— Corbin Bernsen

Any film that you see is never just the director. If it's a film that you love, it's not so easy to say, "Oh…

— Vin Diesel

There are lots of people that make movies. It's not just the director.

— Paul Bettany

I think actors do make really, really wonderful directors.

— David Wenham