Eli Roth Quotes

I look at actors very closely. It's not an accident when the actors excel.

The idea of acting on the first 'Halloween', it didn't really apply to my eventual work, working with actors.

As a director, it is important to understand the actor's process.

Sometimes you can just have a dialogue with an actor beforehand and shape the performance then, but other actors need more guidance on the set.

I have theatre-training, I love doing theatre, I've done Broadway.

I like a lot of takes. I just go on until the actors get it right.

I've learned almost everything I know about acting from my dad.

Good directors give short and specific instructions to their actors.

By the time I got to the Fox studio for my first major film, I knew how to hit a mark. I knew how to memorize lines. I knew how to pay attention.

I always used to say, as a director, that I could make anybody good in a movie if you found the right part. It all comes down to casting.

Watching a good actor is the best way to learn.

You can see all sorts of things in film acting if you know where to look and what to look for. One thing I often notice is that the actor is looking for his mark, the place where he has to stand to be in the right place in the shot.

As for acting, I took drama lessons when I was in high school.

With directors, some have a kind of in-built ability to just know how to work with actors and get the best out of actors, and some don't have a clue about acting. I think it'd be a good idea if directors put themselves in front of the camera, or even went on a six-week drama course, just to know a little bit about what that feels like.

Acting is always a challenge.

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

As far as working with actors, I feel very comfortable working in that aspect of directing.

I learned so much about being an actor by being a director. More than I ever thought I would.

I started off on stage because it was the only work I could get. I haven't been back for 11 years. I think any stage experience is good experience, as far as being an actor is concerned.

To direct actors is difficult. To direct actors in another language is more difficult, but directing non-actors in another language is one of the craziest things that I have done and one of the most rewarding experiences I have had.

I keep saying this, but the most important part of directing is casting, and the rest of it is pretty easy.

I joined an acting class in my junior year in high school. I'd always wanted to try it.

As an actor, I had noticed very vividly that very few directors know how to direct actors because they haven't done it.

I knew that acting is like anything - you learn from doing it.

You learn to act by acting. You only get so much from acting class. You have to put your act on stage.