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Look, a lot of directors were actors, even if they were unsuccessful actors which I think is helpful. I think it's a really helpful thing for a director to have experienced that. It helps you know how to talk to actors and how to get what you need from them.

You spend enough time on set as an actor and it's great when a director was at some point an actor or understands acting. They're able to finesse performances out of you that a lot directors can't get.

There are times when directors just don't know what they're doing.

Whatever it takes, the job of the director is to be the leader and to get your actors where they need to go. That's a philosophy that I have.

The problem with most Hollywood movies is they don't give the director enough control.

As an actor, you're always nervous as to what a director will do with something.

Good directors give short and specific instructions to their actors.

Most of the time nothing much is required of directors, which is a pity.

I think one of the major things a director has to do is to know his subject matter, the subject matter of his script, know the truth and the reality of it. That's very important.

There are times when you work with directors on set, and things are a bit rudderless, and those can be good directors.