Collaboration with actors is, for many filmmakers, the last frontier - the scariest part and the part they long for - the human part, the place where connection happens. "Directing Actors: 25th Anniversary Edition" covers the challenges of the actor-director relationship - the pitfalls of "result direction"; breaking down a script; how to prepare for casting sessions; when, how, and whether to rehearse - but with updated references, expanded ideas, more detailed chapters on rehearsal and script analysis (using a scene from "The Matrix") - and a whole new chapter on directing children. For twenty-five years the industry standard for instilling confidence in filmmakers, "Directing Actors" preseveres in its mission - to bring directors, actors, and writers deeper into the exhilarating task of creating characters the world will not forget.