Actor Collaboration Quotes

I just did a part in 'Sin City 2.' I got to do a scene with Ray Liotta. Amazing man, extraordinary gentleman who was just so kind to me... I'm so excited about that; I think it's gonna be very cool.

I love working with actors. That's what the set really is, for me. It's my time with the actors.

Whenever I get to work with great actors, I'm happy.

In the States actors get their own trailers, but in Korea all the actors group up in one room, and stay there together the whole day.

Given a chance, I would like to work with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan because she's a versatile actor.

A lot of actors aren't particularly good directors. And they're not particularly good with other actors. That's kind of a fallacy.

Meryl Streep is on the program tonight. I like to throw her a little work whenever I can.

I'm dying to do a 'Gambit' movie with Channing Tatum.

I've always wanted to work with Paul Newman. I had a couple opportunities in the past, and I didn't take advantage of it, so it was really fun to be working with him.

'The Whole Nine Yards' I liked right away. It was kind of a dark comedy at first. And just the idea of being in a movie with Bruce Willis was pretty exciting.

When they're good, I like working with new actors.

Years ago, I tried my hand at business and incurred huge loss, and my only way out was to do a movie with Mammootty.

When I made 'Hard Boiled,' I had no idea that it would be released to an international audience. I just wanted to make a film to team up my two favorite actors, Tony Leung and Chow Yun-Fat.

What attracted to me about it was the cast. Working on 'New Girl' - I like working with an ensemble.

I work with actors who fit the bill. I have worked with Abhishek in 'Yuva,' 'Guru' and 'Raavan' because he was the perfect choice.

I suppose they call me a woman's director because there were all these movie queens in the old days, and I directed most of them. But I also directed Jack Barrymore and Ronald Colman and James Stewart, to name a few.

I wouldn't say I'm personally trying to transition from comedy into drama. I don't look at things like, 'Oh, I need to do a drama now.' I get a lot of material sent to me, and if I feel like something has the creative integrity and the right director and the right whoever involved, the right actors and is a great story, then I do it.

I wrote 'Mud' for Matthew McConaughey and had never met him.

If I had my way, I would plan every film with Salman Khan.

I have had some great co-actors to work with like Richa Chadha, Taapsee Pannu and Alia Bhatt. I really value these big co-stars because if they are in sync with you, it makes you a better actor.

I would like to work with Jean Reno, and I think it would be amazing to work with Jim Carrey. I would quite like to work with Robert De Niro and probably Christopher Walken.

There's nobody who loves being around actors working more than David Mamet, especially actors bringing his tremendous dialogue to life. I've never seen a movie director who was happier to be directing a movie than Dave.

Tom Hanks is one of my favourite actors... I definitely want to work with him.

I'd love to work with Michael Keaton, Steve Martin, and Bryan Cranston again.

Particularly, the actors, to have analyzed the script in great detail from the point of view of their specific character. So that they have a handle on exactly where the character is in the chronology of things. In that sense the actors become your best check on the logic of the piece, and the way in which it all fits together. They become essential collaborators. The main thing is you have to work with very smart actors.