Acted Quote by Valeria Golino

I think acting really helps as a director. It's just no question, because you totally understand the acting process.

— Andy Serkis

It does make you a better director and a better actor.

— Charles Keating

I think to be a good director you have to be a good person and you have to care about people.

— Kristen Stewart

I've been directed by other actors, and being an actor doesn't make you a good director.

— Laurie Metcalf

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

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

I think, to be a director, sometimes you need to have certain hunches - you have to believe in some gut feeling.

— Wong Kar-wai

That's how I am as a director - if somebody does a really good take, I can't help it, I'm not even aware of…

— Cameron Crowe

I guess once you've been acting for a long time, you glean the great bits of good directors and the bad bits from other…

— Luke Evans

When you're acting, you're subjective; when you're a director, you're more objective.You're kind of watching from the outside and helping others, and therefore I…

— Philip Seymour Hoffman

I didn't know that I could act, but my friend told me, 'Before you do directing, maybe you should try acting. It would be…

— Choi Woo-shik

You either are a good director or you're not.

— Rebecca Hall