Art Quote by Tripti Dimri

Whatever it takes, the job of the director is to be the leader and to get your actors where they need to go. That's…

— Shawn Levy

A director, I forget who, told me that it takes 30 years to make an actor. And I believe that. You have to learn…

— Cillian Murphy

As an actor you have to deliver what the director wants.

— Saqib Saleem

When I'm tired of taking on too much responsibility as a director I then look for an acting gig.

— Lake Bell

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

I've secretly harboured a desire to direct for a quite a long time. It's so much more challenging. As an actor you might be…

— Tara Fitzgerald

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

I think when you're a director, it's hard to do something unless you're absolutely over-the-moon in love with it. The audience, they spend 90…

— Adam Green

I haven't got the capability or the patience. As a director, you need to be very good with people's personalities and be able to…

— Jason Statham

As an actor, you only get to work 15 minutes an hour; as a director you're fully immersed. It's incredibly more complex and challenging…

— Jason Bateman

Directing takes a good chunk of your life out. It's a very hard thing. As an actor, you go in for a couple of…

— Billy Bob Thornton

An actor really suffers when the director isn't prepared because you start running out of time for the shoot and then have to do…

— Carol Kane