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The director is the ultimate creative arbiter of what's going to happen. And as a director myself, you really appreciate collaborating with people who are trying to help you find what you need and what you want.

The actor is concerned with his own bit of it, but the director's somehow trying to work the whole thing into a much bigger picture. It's like conducting an orchestra.

The orchestra confides in me about their music director or their conductor, and I've never seen a conductor that's been liked by everyone.

I believe the director's primary role is to create an atmosphere where his company can be created.

Acting is just playing the violin in an orchestra. Directing is being the conductor.

Meeting with the director is an audition.

I don't have a director. The audience directs me.

A lot of directors, they're creative, but they're different.

I believe the director is the one that sets the mood and if you have this hysterical director it's a domino effect. I would work for him forever, for nothing. Don't tell my agent that.

I believe that the director is really the soul. It is a collaborative effort, but the director is the one who needs to have that vision. It could be a great script, but it starts from there. You need to have good material, at least, but if you don't have someone with vision, it's just words.