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

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

I like to rehearse with the actors scenes that are not in the script and will not be in the film because what we're really doing is trying to establish their character, and good acting to me is about reacting.

As an actor, I had noticed very vividly that very few directors know how to direct actors because they haven't done it.

I've done films where we don't rehearse, and I've done films where we heavily rehearse. I like rehearsals.

As a director, I also get to sit and watch actors and learn from them in a way that I don't get to do when I'm just acting.

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.

I think actors do make really, really wonderful directors.

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.

I guess once you've been acting for a long time, you glean the great bits of good directors and the bad bits from other directors, and you know the way that you would like to be directed.