Andrew Davies Quotes

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

I love actors. That's my bread and butter, and I got to work with some amazing ones on '12 Years'.

I like playing off strong actors, whether it's Benedict Cumberbatch or Dominic Cooper. Also I'm a hopeless romantic, so I'm fascinated by relationships.

Some directors cast you because they trust you to do the performance - but then they forget to direct you.

There's nowhere to hide in the theatre. You can't be the one in rehearsal who doesn't know their lines.

I love rehearsing, but a lot of directors don't, and some actors don't.

I just love the process of working with other actors.

As an actor, you really want to respect and honor the script. You want to try to be in the moment and you also realize that you're one part of a bigger picture and when they call action, you have your dance.

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.

I love being on stage if I'm not on a set. If I'm at home, I'm usually in my office editing or reconstructing my website or whatever it may be. I just love putting creativity into a performance, so if the right script comes along, and I certainly am reading comedies and dramas now, then I'm ready willing and able to give it a shot.

One of the things I love about directing is I love actors, because no matter how complex they are, once you get down to working and talking to them and the toughest guy will want you to open them up and he wants to show you stuff he was afraid to show anybody before.

I love actors, both my parents were actors, and the work with actors is the most enjoyable part of making a film. It's important that they feel protected and are confident they won't be betrayed. When you create that atmosphere of trust, it's in the bag - the actors will do everything to satisfy you.

The actors have to be able to feed each other and inspire each other.

Good actors can tell you more about your play than 1,000 hours alone at your desk.

In theatre, there is a camaraderie that makes you believe you've been working with your co-actor for a long time.

Actors, we like stories, we like storytelling, we love being a part of the story, and if you give us a story that's interesting then we'll want to do it.

There are always things that I'd love to do. As an actor, none of them are specific; all I'm looking for are things that are good quality, that are challenging for me to work on, and even better if I get to work with people that I respect and am excited to work with.

Good actors are a dime a dozen, but I want actors that are gonna be part of my team and collaborative.

Actors put ourselves in awkward positions all the time.

I'm a theater actress. I love rehearsal. I could have six weeks of rehearsal and think it's not enough. But on film, you don't get that luxury.

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.

I'm an actress who likes a strong, communicative director.

I love working with great actors.

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.