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

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.

Every actor you work with has a different method, same with the director. You have to figure out what your shared language is and how to best support each other, and also take care of yourself.

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

I don't go to a lot of other directors' sets; directors don't come to mine. Directors are all very cordial with each other, but they're not necessarily friendly.

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.

I do think that's so much a part of what being a director is - in working with actors - to really try and be sensitive to what each actor needs to get to where he wants to be.

Theatre is really difficult, so it's important that you have a director that kind of understands that and is really hands on.

I've got plenty of advice from a number of other actors. Me? I don't give advice.

Actors don't generally go asking other actors for advice too much, but I'll take suggestions wherever I can.