Martin Henderson Quotes

I always think that the deal, once I do the script, sort of the experience I go through writing, which is everything you can imagine, but I always think it's the one thing I can do when I'm directing is say is that it's all about the actors, that I can say, 'We're all here to serve the actors.'

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

I have only one rule in acting - trust the director and give him heart and soul.

I'm not a huge kind of visual director. For me, it's all about the acting. There's no greater buzz than working with actors and seeing what they can do and how much they can improve on what you'd written. That will always be on the top of my list. It's a real privilege to see it live before anyone else sees it.

I miss working with great actors, working with great directors.

Most actors go, 'I read the script and fell in love with it'; I fall in love with the directors.

I have to say, when you make a movie, you really have no idea how it's going to turn out as an actor. The important bit for an actor is the actual shooting of it because the minute the shoot ends, it's got nothing to do with you anymore.

My whole thing is, you listen to the actor and help them bring out their best thing.

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

In 'Bunny,' I have got my dialogues - almost 80 per cent of my shots were okayed in a single take. I did put in effort and did a lot of homework.

My job, as an actor, is to give the director options. You can only hope that the takes that you thought were the best were chosen. But, then again, if I don't watch it, I'll never know.

It doesn't matter if you're doing a studio movie or you're doing an independent movie. When you get to set and you're doing a scene, it's always going to be the same job. I really don't think about my career, in terms of planning it out and what this does for me.

There's nothing like working with the best actors possible, and if you have a piece of material like, 'Long Way Down' or 'Love Punch,' which allows you to play, then it's just a joy to go to work.

Working with actors is something I've never done before. I find it tremendous. It's hard work.

Most of the film directors expect their actors to want to work fast.

Actors, I think, are all the same. Both Korean actors and American actors are all very sensitive people, and they are all curious to know what the director thinks of them and how they are evaluated, and they try to satisfy the director. And they like it if you listen carefully to their opinions and accept them.

Part of an actor's job, in my opinion, is adjust to the characteristics of the director and try to understand to how he tries to work.

The whole idea with acting is that you take some risks. And if you take some risks, you're really going to mess up sometimes. But it's not OK to mess up a movie; it's not OK to do that just so you can improve as an actor. But film-making takes a little bit of risk in every department.

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

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

I'm definitely one of those actresses who comes to a set knowing how I want to do a scene, and I definitely love input from my directors and my writers.

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

One of the exciting and enjoyable aspects of acting is being in the environment with another actor.

To be able to work with actors who are doing such good work, not only makes it easier for you, but it makes you better.

When you work with Sir Anthony there are days when he will do a lot of takes if he's really enjoying a scene.