Let me tell you a little secret: There are no bad actors. There are none. You have to find the right role. I never give up on people. For God's sake, look at me.
It is only the untalented director who imagines him or herself in every part, wants his or her own thoughts and emotions portrayed; it is only the untalented who make their own limitations those of the actors as well.
I think I am a much better actor than I have allowed myself to be.
I think people will be curious to see what I can do as a dramatic actor.
I've acted with all types, I've directed all types. What you want to understand, as a director, is what actors have to offer. They'll get at it however they get at it. If you can understand that, you can get your work done.
When you know what an actor has, you can reach in and arouse it. If you don't know what he has, you don't know what the hell is going on.
A film director is not a creator, but a midwife. His business is to deliver the actor of a child that he did not know he had inside him.
It takes a long while for a director to cease thinking in terms of the result he desires and instead concentrate on discovering the source of energy in the actor from which true impulses arise.
