I think the best directors rarely loose their temper. I think the best directors provide you with a safe environment where they can instill you with confidence and allow you to try things out and not feel like your failing or that you're doing it wrong.
I find that all great directors, and I would include Ben Affleck and Clint Eastwood in that, they have great confidence. And with great confidence comes great freedom for the actor.
All my directors helped build my confidence.
It was remarked yesterday that a numerous representation was necessary to obtain the confidence of the people. This is not generally true. The confidence of the people will easily be gained by a good administration. This is the true touchstone.
Producers generally don't like me; directors do, generally. Convincing the producers is hard. They can't see the commercial value behind such a face, nor would they get a commercial value, necessarily - and I don't mean that in a good way or a bad way.
Generally, nowadays, I'm using my own accent because casting directors want it; they like that.
Generally my focus has been on people who make things, whether it's writers or directors or painters or musicians.
It is strange, but directors have always shown more confidence in my abilities than I've in myself.
I normally don't have that much confidence. I usually am trying to talk to directors out of giving me a job.
In terms of directors, great actors make directors - Gary Oldman was great to work with, for me; Tim Roth, too. You work with Scorsese and Spielberg and they were wonderful directors, but for me, working with actor/directors is special.
I have always been up for risks, but only because I had full confidence and faith in the vision of my directors.
If you talk about big trends at Disney, these movies generally are generated by directors or directorial teams pitching ideas to John Lasseter.
In terms of self-esteem and confidence I think I'm generally quite healthy.
Confidence, to my way of thinking, generally is all the magic needed to work miracles.
Underlying the whole scheme of civilization is the confidence men have in each other, confidence in their integrity, confidence in their honesty, confidence in their future.
There are two types of directors: the directors who take and directors who give.