Andrea Riseborough Quotes

The director respects what they've hired you for and chosen you for: to do the part and respect what you're doing.

As soon as an actor has faith in a director, he just goes with it.

To be able to rely completely on the actors was a very simple process for me.

I fell in love with Alan Ayckbourn the day I met him and, starting with 'The Norman Conquests,' went on to do eight plays with him. He tells you just what you want to know and has a brilliant way of solving problems.

I have no desire to direct at all. I know how much pressure it is, and, trust me, it's so much easier and so much more fun to be an actor.

I think the atmosphere on set really comes from the material, but also the director.

You hear stories about directors using manipulation to get actors to do certain things, but I think when you're working with professional actors, it's all about trust. They can do anything you want, it's just a matter of them understanding what you're looking for, and the reason why.

Elia Kazan understood my problems. He was able to bring out the very best in me. He gave me credit for my intelligence.

I think the way it works is that when you're casting a movie, you usually want to work with people that you believe in.

I don't have a favorite process. My favorite process is the right process for the person I am working with. I can fit in any process as long as the director respects who I am and doesn't try to put me in a situation to get something out of me - if I can give it without that situation.

I'm an actor who appreciates direction.

A good director is like a good coach. You want to play for him. You want to really show him your good stuff. You don't want to let that person down. Ridley Scott is one of those guys.

I fully trust Abbas-Mustan. We have worked together in the past, so I have full faith in them.

Comedy is one of the hardest genres. You can tell if it's working or not. If the director is convinced of the vision, you have to have faith in that.

I never argue with any director. When they say something will click, I believe them.

If I feel insecure, then I am in the wrong profession. I have to trust my director and the material he has given me.

More than anything else, I love to act and leave the rest to my director.

People say I pick good films. Rather, good filmmakers choose me. The directors come to me, and I thank them for their trust in me.

I have my strong faith, respect, and belief in Rajamouli sir. The fact that he believed I could play 'Baahubali' was huge for me.

Working with Roshni gives me lot of confidence. When I started SSN - in 1994, after a windfall gain from HCL-HP then - I was OK to do it alone. My brother, who was supposed to head it, passed away. We had a governing council to run it. That was a leap of faith, and we didn't know where we will get.

It doesn't matter if it's a small role: if I know I can pull it off and have a good team, I will do it.

Acting is just about the script and the director giving you notes. In improv, it's more about trusting that the group will carry you.

I love film because you have the last word. I never get that on stage because you've got to really believe; you've got to get the actors to trust you, and they have to believe in you, and then hopefully they will when you open the show.

Having full faith that you can write something completely insane, and your actress will ground it and make it feel real, is a very liberating feeling.

When you take on an acting or dancing role, you have to trust your director, and in some ways there is freedom in relinquishing control.