Divya Dutta Quotes

As a director, it is important to understand the actor's process.

I'm an actress who likes a strong, communicative director.

Working with actors is something I've never done before. I find it tremendous. It's hard work.

I love actors, and I love the casting process. It's funny, like, some writers don't like actors because, I think, they are the faces of the show, and so you feel sort of secondary, but I love actors because they elevate the material; they make it better.

If a script is good, you are 10 steps into the part just reading it. But my choices are not all down to my taste. It is about people you have worked with before.

Most actors are pretty adaptable because we work with so many directors.

And being an actor already means that working with cast as a director, I have a clear understanding of their position and that collaboration is great and useful.

I heard about 'GLOW,' but I found out a little too late. I kind of made a run of getting a role training the actresses to show them how to wrestle.

I just take every script as it comes along and take it from there.

Acting isn't really a creative profession. It's an interpretative one.

When I do the roles, when I'm in the room and auditioning, I'll ask the director if they're cool with me adding stuff, or just improvising while we're doing it. And I would say, like, 90 percent of the time, they say, 'Absolutely.'

Part of the fun of acting is the research, finding out about other people.

I've never got a part in the same way twice. I've never prepared the same way. I've never experienced the filming the process the same way.

Part of an actor's job, in my opinion, is adjust to the characteristics of the director and try to understand to how he tries to work.

Acting is reacting, and it's always easier to react when someone is doing a good job.

As an actor, I love working with directors. As much as I love working with other actors.

Acting is acting.

One of the exciting and enjoyable aspects of acting is being in the environment with another actor.

Acting is the work of two people - it's only possible when you have the complicity, the help, even the manipulation of a director.

Acting can be a really silly thing. It's like playing dress-up.

To be able to work with actors who are doing such good work, not only makes it easier for you, but it makes you better.

No, most of the decisions that I make with regard to taking roles, I just look for something that's challenging, something that I think I can accomplish, you know.

When you work with Sir Anthony there are days when he will do a lot of takes if he's really enjoying a scene.

Once I'm on set, the only thing I'm really interested in is being in the room. Being present. And trusting that what I've done is sufficient, and I'm also trusting that I've also left room for magic.

I feel very privileged to have worked with a lot of outstanding actors: Alun Armstrong, Peter Mullan, Matt Smith and Andrew Garfield.