Laurie Metcalf Quotes

I think that it helps that I have acted. That said, it doesn't mean you're going to be a good director.

There's no doubt about Prakash's abilities as a director.

Just to get the basic fundamentals and empathy - I think that's the most important thing to bring to it if you've acted in the past and are now a director: the empathy.

Whether it's t-shirt and jeans or full monster suit, I'm still an actor underneath it all, and a good director is going to know that.

I think a good director is a good listener.

I've certainly worked with really great directors who haven't acted.

To be a good director, you have to have good life experience. I'm getting there.

You can't really show people you can direct until you show them that you can direct.

I must say that Dhanush wears the hat of director and actor pretty seamlessly.

And being an actor already means that working with cast as a director, I have a clear understanding of their position and that collaboration is great and useful.

I don't think you can be a director without a kind of sense of competitiveness.

I'd say I'm definitely an actor first and foremost, but I love filmmaking.

A good director has to be a captain - he has to work with a lot of people every day.

And I taught acting for years, and without knowing it that was the real thing that started bending me toward directing.

I think part of the fun of being an actor is getting to work with different directors and seeing their take on it, what they're passionate about. They all have different ideas about your character.

I can speak to actors in their terms. Knowing I was an actor, they relax. You can have the best shot in the world - but, at the center of it, you still need a good performance.

I have great respect for directors who know what they're doing.

A lot of actors aren't particularly good directors. And they're not particularly good with other actors. That's kind of a fallacy.

I want to direct. It's something that I know I'll be really good at.

I'm passionate about actors, and I'm passionate about showing actors in different lights.

There are no bad actors. There are only bad directors who cannot make their actors act.

I act, produce, and direct. They are three different jobs all within the same realm of creativity. I enjoy all of them equally, but ultimately, I'm an actor.

I believe Mel Gibson is an extraordinary talent.

Craftsmanship and logic is key to any movie-making.

I want to work with Sriram Raghavan, Imtiaz Ali, Karan Johar, and, of course, any other director who is offering a great role to play in a film.