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Good directors can bring certain things out of you, with their intensity or gentleness or sensitivity or understanding. They can make an actor feel he can do no wrong.

I think what makes a good actor's director is the same thing that makes a good director. Acting is just one of the trades necessary to make a movie.

I'm a good actor in that sense for directors because I always do what they say.

You have to be talentedly insecure in order to be a good actress. And then it's the director's job to make you more miserable and get a good take.

My advice to young actors is to push yourself and to aspire to be great.

So yeah, a good director will be able to listen and hear everything, but have a confident vision of his own that he can say, 'oh yeah - that's a great point.' And you never know; often you can help far more than you think you can, because there's so much more that he's juggling than an actor.

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

I think what makes a good actor's director is somebody who understands what I'm doing and is respectful of it, but who also has a vision and is directing me toward their vision in a way that feels productive.