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What I learned was it does not matter how much support you have in the boardroom, from the directors, the executives: you have to get results, and you have to win.

Some directors have just one way of working; you either have to adhere to it or you don't.

I do whatever the directors and writers ask me to do.

History is rife with stories of directors who got so obsessed that their films went massively over budget - out of control.

I feel very, very grateful. I'm a lucky guy, you need a lot of luck, and then when the cameras roll, you have to have this group of writers, directors, and actors that just gel, and it seems to literally be happening more and more.

There are all kinds of directors I want to work with and all kinds of films that I want to do.

Directors are never in short supply of girlfriends.

By the time 'Abdullah' released, I had already been offered three roles. Word about me just spread. I started getting calls directly from producers and directors.

It's been so great being on 'American Horror Story' and 'Scream Queens' because there were some days when I didn't work, and I would spend my time shadowing directors.

The great thing about women directors is that they're not only involved in the performances - they can gauge where we all are personally and know how to direct us better because of that.

I always wanted to create a site that was sports and pop culture. '30 for 30' had a big impact because I loved how that was about finding, empowering and working with these incredible directors, and I thought the same thing could work for writers.

My height can be a problem. A lot of directors and photographers are sometimes not happy because I'm pretty tall and especially if I work with short actors the difference can be pretty massive.

How can you compare 'Hollywood Shuffle,' financed through the director's credit cards, and 'Apocalypse Now?' You have to take into consideration the conditions under which it was made.

It's great working with great writers and directors because you're getting paid for something you love and want to do.

If a movie doesn't even have financing yet, they'll do a table read for it at a casting director's office with actors, for the producer and the writer, just to hear if the movie is working.

Having an investor on your board of directors who is naive about public markets or finds them complex or scary is non-optimal.

I have deliberately tried to do a variety of roles during my career so that people aren't bored of me. I also believe I have never prompted my directors or my audience to say that I have let them down with my performance. Maybe that's what has worked for me.

Earlier, actors had a lot of power in their hands. And now, it has gone in the hands of the directors and writers, and that is how it should be. They are the visionaries, and we are the doers.

2021 is a fresh start for all of us. Production houses, actors, directors, the crew are strictly following shoot guidelines so we can finish our pending shoots and start new projects.

I was on the state board of directors of the American Civil Liberties Union.

What a good actor brings to a script is something, sometimes, even directors can't imagine. The director should always have the last say though.