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As a director, you have to know what actors are doing. You're the one telling them what to do. The actors' job is to come prepared to the set, but sometimes, if they're beginning actors or people who are non-actors, you have to teach them how to act.
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"As a director, you have to know what actors are doing. You're the one telling them what to do. The actors' job is to come prepared to the set, but sometimes, if they're beginning actors or people who are non-actors, you have to teach them how to act."
— Eli Roth

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As a director, you have to know what actors are doing. You're the one telling them what to do. The actors' job is to come prepared to the set, but sometimes, if they're beginning actors or people who are non-actors, you have to teach them how to act. — Eli Roth

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Eli Roth was a Director from United States (1972–present).

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Who said "As a director, you have to know what actors are doing. You're the one telling t…"?
This quote is attributed to Eli Roth, a Director from United States.
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Eli Roth lived from 1972 – present.