There are a few directors around who I have some excitement about spending my $7 at the theatre watching their movies.
What happens is things come to you - director, script - and if you respond to it, it's because it's tapping into some part of what's inside you, and different roles tap into different parts.
I can make a better living as an actor than I can as a director. Though I certainly would prefer to be directing movies.
I don't have any particular excitement about working with any specific director or actor at this point.
These are the rare directors who come along, and you're lucky if you stumble across one as an actor.