When actors, who were puzzled when Mizoguchi asked them for retakes without telling them how to act, requested for his help, Mizoguchi never gave any advice, saying, 'It is the actor's job to act.'
役者に演技をつけずやり直しを命じ、悩んだ役者がどうすればいいのか訊いても「演技するのが役者の領分でしょう」といっさい助言などをしなかった。