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Some directors cast you because they trust you to do the performance - but then they forget to direct you.

That's the fun part about being a director. You get to say, 'Oh, now that I'm in charge, I can try and cast whoever I want.' They can always say no, but that's okay.

Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think you need to do that.

Bad directors are the ones who want to tell you every move, and think they're a better actor than you.

If you work in casting, it's sort of not cool to want to act. A lot of people think that casting directors are frustrated actors, but it wasn't true with any of the casting people I knew.

I'm a good actor in that sense for directors because I always do what they say.

Personally, I've always had to face casting directors or producers saying, 'You're right for the part, but nahh, you're not quite what we're looking for.'

You're not cast because you're like someone or because you're sympathetic to them. You're cast because you can act.

I don't know what directing actors is all about apart from just casting well and then shaping their performances a bit, you know.

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.