Chinese Quote by Thomas Bidegain

Directing, you have to put yourself in a certain state, it's all about the energy you have and the energy you transmit to people,…

— Thomas Bidegain

When you work with good actors, you feed off each others' energies.

— Angad Bedi

The fun of directing for me, other than working with the actors, is trying to extract those ideas that you have in your head…

— Alfonso Gomez-Rejon

To make what you have in your head, I think that's what directing is.

— Julie Delpy

Directing remains very psychological, and it takes a lot of time and reflection. When you're an actor, it takes less time, and you can…

— Guillaume Canet

When you're acting and directing, you're standing there acting with another actor, and you're trying to do your performance, and at the same time…

— Kevin Heffernan

Directing is quite a nuts-and-bolts thing. It's a mixture of creating an atmosphere in which actors can feel safe enough to be dangerous.

— Phyllida Lloyd

When you do a movie, it's like going on a journey. It's really like the director is the captain of the ship, and that…

— Kellan Lutz

In acting, you're only responsible for your part. When you're directing, the load is on your shoulders, so you have to feel a strong…

— Bob Odenkirk

It's a writer's or director's role to be cerebral, whereas for an actor it should be a visceral, gut thing. When the action starts,…

— Natalie Dormer

When you're the guy behind the camera, you're aware of the reasons for the compromises or the changes that get made. As an actor,…

— Casey Affleck

Sometimes, as actors, we feel like we want to hold on and control where a character goes.

— Corey Hawkins