Important Quote by Tasha Smith

As an actor, your focus is very finite. All you're worried about is your character and what you have to do, what your goals…

— Jason Priestley

As an actor, it's always important to understand what the director is after. That, to me, is my job. When I'm acting, I like…

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

It's different being a director. I suppose, especially if it's a story you've written and you feel compelled to tell, in some ways it's…

— Paddy Considine

Being an actor really, really strengthens me as a director. There's just a certain type of understanding that comes from having been there and…

— Aaron Ruell

As a director, my job is, and always has been, divided into a number of things: dealing with the crew, the money and the…

— Mike Nichols

Its different being a director. I suppose, especially if its a story youve written and you feel compelled to tell, in some ways its…

— Paddy Considine

As an actor, most of the time, you only have so much say in how, what and where things go. As a director, you…

— Eric Balfour

As an actor, you tell part of a story. As a writer, you get more of telling that story. But as a director, they're…

— Jonah Hill

Being an actor is great; you chill in your trailer, and they bring you a breakfast burrito and coffee. But as director, you're responsible…

— Justin Chon

I'm used to being an actor. Being a director is a lot more work.

— Nick Searcy

I think acting helps me as a director no matter what. There is something about being reminded about the vulnerability it takes to be…

— Marielle Heller

As an actor, you are sort of only in charge of yourself. All you can really control is your performance. You don't know what…

— Gillian Jacobs