Maggie Gyllenhaal Reveals the Very Different Ways She Had to Direct Dakota Johnson and Annette Bening | Video

With “The Bride!” now in theaters, Maggie Gyllenhaal has her second directorial credit under her belt, and she’s learned pretty quickly. One of the biggest lessons she’s picked up? How to direct different kinds of actors — like Dakota Johnson and Annette Bening.

Stopping by “Late Night” on Monday, Gyllenhaal noted that one thing she learned from her directorial debut “The Lost Daughter” was that “each actor needs to be spoken to and interacted with in a different way.” The director noted that the lesson is now one of her favorite elements of the job, and something she took with her onto “The Bride!”

“Some actors, you can give…