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As a director, you see something in someone; you know it's there, you just got to go get it. You do that with any actor. That's your job.

Working with actors really depends on the actor. Most of the directors I've worked with don't really know how to speak to actors, actually; some of the best directors don't.

When a subject pops into a director's head, you either fit in there somewhere, or you don't. An actor is only who he is. Especially as you get older, there's not as much of a range of potentially feasible parts.

Matching character and actor is what a good director does.

As an actor, you're in the hands of producers and directors. It's important to find out who you're working with.

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

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.

As far as working with actors, I feel very comfortable working in that aspect of directing.

As a director, you have to know what actors are doing. You're the one telling them what to do. The actors' job is to come prepared to the set, but sometimes, if they're beginning actors or people who are non-actors, you have to teach them how to act.

As an actor, you have to give up all control to the director. He's the boss, and has all the power. I'm a control freak, so that's really hard for me.