Darren Aronofsky Quotes

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.

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

I always think that the deal, once I do the script, sort of the experience I go through writing, which is everything you can imagine, but I always think it's the one thing I can do when I'm directing is say is that it's all about the actors, that I can say, 'We're all here to serve the actors.'

I think every actor would probably say that it's always a collaboration. And if you ask directors, they'll tell you that they expect the actors to bring something. They don't want to be thinking for everybody.

Good directors can bring certain things out of you, with their intensity or gentleness or sensitivity or understanding. They can make an actor feel he can do no wrong.

It is hard sometimes to see how other actors are working when you are working with them.

The more and more I work with really great actors, the more it's about opening yourself up to what they bring.

I'm definitely one of those actresses who comes to a set knowing how I want to do a scene, and I definitely love input from my directors and my writers.

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

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

I miss working with great actors, working with great directors.

I love actors, both my parents were actors, and the work with actors is the most enjoyable part of making a film. It's important that they feel protected and are confident they won't be betrayed. When you create that atmosphere of trust, it's in the bag - the actors will do everything to satisfy you.

More than anything else, I love to act and leave the rest to my director.

The only thing that I can contribute as director is to work with the performers in a way that brings out the drama.

The part that I felt most comfortable with going in was just working with actors and trying to make them feel comfortable and safe so they could find the performance. That part felt organic to me.

I think what's great about that relationship between an actor and a Director is you have to really blow away all your thing, the safety things that you put up.

It's sort of the most important thing for acting, is to listen to the person you're dealing with.

My job, as an actor, is to give the director options. You can only hope that the takes that you thought were the best were chosen. But, then again, if I don't watch it, I'll never know.

I like playing off strong actors, whether it's Benedict Cumberbatch or Dominic Cooper. Also I'm a hopeless romantic, so I'm fascinated by relationships.

I'm not the kind of actress who asks a lot of questions of my directors unless it's something I really need to know.

I try to create an environment where, when we step onto the set, we're all in character.

I always had to genuinely like the actors I worked with and use my enthusiasm and vision to give them confidence to push their creativity and their humor.

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

Most of the film directors expect their actors to want to work fast.

I know what actors fear, what they like; I know how to get things out of them and I listen to them better, since I've been there.