Tom Sturridge Quotes

A lot of times, directors don't know how to speak to actors, or writers don't know how to communicate.

I'd say a good couple of my closest male friends are directors.

I feel like I'm a secondary artist, a kind of a conduit for the writer, and if it's a good writer, then I have a great road map.

I've discovered just how symbiotic the relationship is between writers, directors and actors. They ask the same questions and strip down texts in exactly the same way.

I just enjoy working with really wonderful actors and amazing creative people and I hope to keep doing that, no matter where.

I always like to work with really good filmmakers and really good actors.

I love the process of working with a filmmaker and the writers and the actors.

I made a conscious effort that I just wanted to work with people that were going to make me better and that was the main thing - writers, directors, in whatever medium.

I've gotten to work with some wonderful directors and people who have been great teachers to me.

I've been really lucky in terms of film projects with people, terrific actors and also writers and directors that I really respect.

I think that any actor - any artist, period - would love to work with an artist like Lee Daniels.

Making movies was a real weird kind of adult experience. In a way it was like MIT, in that it was a great education. The big lesson is, people are people. They're smart, funny, creative people, but they're people.

I love working with directors who have good taste. It's incredible when a director can say something and things open up for you. I went to The University of North Carolina School of the Arts, and some of my best experiences on sets have been working with other alums.

And I just want to work with good directors and good people.

Whether it be through television, or through music, or through dance, or through film, whatever it is, as long as it's the right project that makes sense, then I'm all for it.

I was very fortunate in the '70s to work with the best actors, the best directors, the best cinematographers.

I only want to work with interesting filmmakers.

I've been a big fan of David Wain's and was honored to get to be in one of his projects.

Alan is a great guy, a terrific guy. We haven't worked together since then, and he's always working with different artists. I think he sees different dimensions he can see from different guys.

The directors I respect are the ones who have a collaborative attitude, who collaborate with actors.

One of the things I really love about TV is this symbiotic relationship you can get between the writers and the actors, and the characters start to come to life because you start to collaborate.

I have enjoyed all the artists I've worked with.

As an actor, I love working with directors. As much as I love working with other actors.

A script is utterly useless in and of itself; it's only of any worth the minute your actors, your designers, your directors come into being.

What goes on between the actor and director is sacred.