There are many school of acting technique that help to the train actors,and they run the entire gamut from Group Theater method to scene study to improvised theater games,and it is up to the actor to find away to gain that training and up to the director to know the language that training uses to communicate to actors. But putting that aside,first you have to look to yourself as a directer and really ask yourself whether you love actors. Deep down inside,do you really have an affection for actors and who they are?And why?That's simple. They are unique artists. They, like dancers,create art out of their own self. When you speak to an actor,they will tell you that their body and their psyche