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The best thing an actor can be is flexible, because all directors are different and all actors are different.

There's a lot of directors who were actors, so they have the sensibility of an actor, which sometimes helps.

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

It's natural for any actor that segues into directing to be an actor's director. You know how to relate to the actors.

I would say that maybe directors who act as well are easier with actors. I'm not saying that all directors have this, but sometimes you'll come across a director who sort of looks at an actor a bit like a kind of untrained horse that's been let out of the stable, like they might buck him.

I think actors do make really, really wonderful directors.

I don't believe that all actors should end up being directors.

I think it's easy for directors to stay fresh more than actors, especially once an actor becomes a star. It's hard for Russell Crowe to walk down a street or take a subway. I can fly coach.

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.

Obviously I'd love to work with any of these great directors because every time I've worked with them I've gained a tremendous amount as an actor. Each director has his own way of pushing you towards improving yourself.