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A lot of times, directors don't know how to speak to actors, or writers don't know how to communicate.

The majority of directors I've worked with didn't know how to talk to actors.

Actors know how to talk to other actors in a way that sometimes other directors just don't.

I don't like actors who try to talk directors into making their part bigger and that's really lame.

Working with actors really depends on the actor. Most of the directors I've worked with don't really know how to speak to actors, actually; some of the best directors don't.

Actors are accustomed to doing exactly what the director or writer requests us to do, and rarely get involved in that part of the process.

A lot of directors straight out of film school are very technically minded, but they don't have an understanding of actors or how to talk to them.

Actors don't need a lot of talk beyond the first few sentences. They may say they don't draw on their own life, but all actors do.

There are a lot of directors out there who are very specific, visual craftsmen, and while I have the utmost respect for that, they don't really communicate with the actors.

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