Bunuel
For some actors, being able to express their views and perspectives is more important than being popular.
(A) being able to express their views and perspectives is more important
(B) the importance of being able to express their views is greater
(C) having the ability to express their views and perspectives is more important
(D) to have the ability to express their views and perspectives is more important
(E) ability to express their own views has greater importance
Generally, the use of "being" in an action clause, is discouraged.
However, here the rest of the answer choices are all incorrect. Hence A is the only available appropriate option.
(B) the importance of being able to express their views is greaterINCORRECT.Apart from the use of "being", this choice uses "greater" to complete the sentence. "Greater" is inappropriate comparison term.
(C) having the ability to express their views and perspectives is more importantINCORRECT.The use of "having" is inappropriate. Could correctly use the phrase "the ability to".
(D) to have the ability to express their views and perspectives is more importantINCORRECT.The use of "to have the" is inappropriate. Could correctly use the phrase "the ability to".
(E) ability to express their own views has greater importanceINCORRECT.Phrase is missing "the" as in: "the ability to"
Also, "greater importance" is idiomatically incorrect in context of sentence.
(A) is the best of the lot (but can be improved).