Actors Quote by William H. Macy

I feel whatever an actor does on screen is something the actor 'does,' and what the director can do is to tell, talk or…

— Imtiaz Ali

All I want to see from an actor is the intensity and accuracy of their listening.

— Alan Rickman

You cannot judge the performance of an actor in isolation. A performance becomes good because of so many factors, including the other actors.

— Mohanlal

I make it a habit of never trying to judge what an audience might think, only because all points of view are too close,…

— Joe Morton

Sometimes the better an actor is, the less he's noticed.

— Kate Jackson

Acting has to reach everybody on some level - it's a communication of feeling - but as far as judging the work is concerned,…

— Meryl Streep

I've seen what a difference a good director can make to an actor's performance.

— Soha Ali Khan

Public perception is obviously important to an actor's career.

— David Walton

It can be insulting to an actor when the director comes out, and they have no notes on the performance, and all they care…

— Reed Morano

I do think it's a very good way to describe what a great actor does. You're both acknowledging the authority of the director and…

— Noah Baumbach

The better the acting is, the less visible the director and the less visible the actor.

— Marianne Elliott

Actors are conditioned to develop a system for expressing as much as they can in the shortest amount of time because you're going to…

— Campbell Scott