Direction actor listened to (8)
I believe the answer is:
eastward
'direction' is the definition.
(I know that eastward is a type of cardinal compass point)
'actor listened to' is the wordplay.
'actor' becomes 'Eastwood' (Clint Eastwood).
'listened to' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'eastwood' is a homophone of 'EASTWARD'.
(Other definitions for eastward that I've seen before include "Towards the rising sun" , "In the direction of the Orient" , "Toward Wales, say" , "to Asia?" , "Towards the Orient" .)