Acting : Do you befriend editors? by Gary Ploski

While reading Final Cut Pro X: Advanced Editing these two sentences stood out to me as a big ol 'what the truck?' aka o.O moment... "Make no mistake: It's the editor who chooses how an actor's performance plays in each scene. This is why smart actors befriend the editor on their films." I can honestly say I do not know any actor who has actively done this. Directors, casting directors, producers, writers - yea. But, editors? Does anyone here do this? Maybe the author thought no actors, who also edit, would read this book.