But the most thoughtful directors have found a way around that problem.
Finally the director found her voice and shouted, "He's an actor!"
A good director will find something particular to himself inside the story, and that additional side view can give the play another depth.
One young director has already found out how competitive things can be.
The director found it difficult to capture this effect on camera, and the actors went through a great many takes.
Called back to Moscow, the director finds himself out of favor.
So some agency officials wonder whether the director now finds it hard to push back against administration pressure.
Soon the director finds ways for all the adults' weaknesses to lead them to one another.
The director has been finding it difficult to escape his star.
But sometimes directors find themselves back at square 1, with a finished film that has to be sold all over again.