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On my set, people have to respect the actor's process. I totally respect what actors do. I give them whatever time they need, and I never scream out directions from the camera. I take the time to walk up to them and talk to them personally.

It's a little daunting coming on to work with actors that you respect so much.

I really respect actors much more now that I am one because I realise what hard work goes into being part of the industry.

I have the absolute utmost respect for soap opera actors now. They work harder than any actor I know in any other medium. And they don't get very much approbation for it.

There is only one thing I respect in so-called Broadway actors... and that is their competitive sense.

I started to respect older actors when I was young and then contemporary actors later on. Then I learned respect for comedy. When I was first doing theatre, I thought of it as just a means to become Sarah Bernhardt or someone like that. But acting with young people has been a great learning experience.

This acting's serious! And I really respect those actors. It's a tough business to be able to be something you're not and be natural and convince people on camera.

When you look at some of the most respected actors there are and the crap that they're in... it didn't used to be that way.

I appreciate film actors who respect the film making process.

Unfortunately, in the Hollywood way, respect comes in the form of a trophy a lot of the time.