Directors Quotes

I depend on good editors and a good director.

There are lots of good directors I would like to work with; I want to be inspired and challenged by them.

With Kubrick and most film directors, they are in complete control, but one can influence them.

I've been directed by other actors, and being an actor doesn't make you a good director.

That's the main thing, looking for interesting characters, good directors, and experiences where you're growing and learning.

A lot of actors aren't particularly good directors. And they're not particularly good with other actors. That's kind of a fallacy.

You either are a good director or you're not.

Most of the film directors expect their actors to want to work fast.

Subtle, funny and touching, with a striking downbeat authenticity. Director Craig Zobel is the real thing.

When I write something, I want the best director to direct it. And that's not going to be me.

I do think that we are sometimes, as directors, guilty of portraying or asking our actors to behave in certain ways that are perhaps not very morally acceptable. I'm not the only one.

I am still very surprised that I managed to make that film [Close Up]. When I actually look back on that film, I really feel that I was not the director but instead just a member of the audience.

Therefore, when you see the end result, it's difficult to see who's the director, me or them. Ultimately, everything belongs to the actors - we just manage the situation.

Directors are like generals, political dictators, aggressive people...And everyone in the film is always grateful if you can tell them what to do.

I like great directors who are scarce. Prolific ones are nice too but for me, there's something about the scarcity that makes it all the more valuable.

David O. Russell is probably my favorite filmmaker. He's not only a great director, but he's also a great writer.

All you can really do as director is sort of set a tone.

I began stealing a lot of ideas from other directors I had worked with.

I don't like the sort of hierarchical, totalitarian type of room a lot of directors can find themselves in.

I feel that I am just a storyteller, and whether I am wearing the director hat or the playwright hat, it doesn't matter.

For me, there was never an end game for becoming a director.

Somebody said that I'm a bit like a sponge, grabbing things here and there, soaking stuff up. [As a director] you have to be, really.

Somehow, we [ Tan Dun and director Chen Kaige] were all privileged at the time; we could be outside of China. But at the moment, we had no sense of what the future was going to be like.

I've always loved music videos - I used to make my own for bands like Pearl Jam. My favorite directors are Michel Gondry, Spike Jonze, and Patrick Daughters.

I understand the directors much more. I was always rebelling against them when I was a youngster, I didn't want to be told what to do. I had no identification.

Really top-notch directors, I've often worked with them just to see how they work.

Actors aren't stupid, mostly, and if there's a sensibility and an aesthetic that a director's going for, if you're aware of that too, you can do things to help that.

Directors have a tendency to use their hands like orchestra conductors. They don't realize that the actor is looking at their faces, anyway.

A lot of directors prefer the solitude of the editing process, but I revel in the craziness of what a film set is.

[ Gareth Edwards] never wanted to force anything that wasn't true. He's very much an actor's director, and it was loose.

I don't really consider myself a female director, and I don't want to do so for other women. Female directors are just directors.

You know, I became a director out of necessity. I was writing comedies, and I couldn't find anybody to deliver it correctly.

We haven't seen a situation where you have the FBI director talk about an investigation side by side with the attorney general who confirms, yes, I accept the recommendation of the FBI director.

I'd never worked with an actor-director before [Warren Beatty].

I've had a couple opportunities where I've been on the other side of the audition process as a director.

The kindest thing a director can do is look with open eyes at everything.

I think with the smaller-scale projects, the burden for success falls more squarely on the shoulders of the actors and the director and the script.

As a director who loves the camera you learn a lot.

I am open to keep on discovering new interesting projects, and little by little I have been coming across very beautiful projects with very affectionate directors.

I love working fast. I don't relish the director who wants to do 25 to 30 takes, or the actors who insist on doing 25 or 30 takes.

There are a lot of scripts that you can like, but rarely are there directors attached when you're in development with something and that's stressful.

I get along great with directors, but I think some producers would tell you I'm a pain. They may say I'm tough to work with, but I have a great passion for what I do. I believe in fighting for it.

Ang Lee's been nominated for best director for "Life of Pi," which is what I'm going to call the six weeks after I take this dress off.

I find that all great directors, and I would include Ben Affleck and Clint Eastwood in that, they have great confidence. And with great confidence comes great freedom for the actor.

It happens a lot, but I also think of it as not so much like being abandoned by a director 'cause they're worried about a technical aspect, but I think actually that's my job.

The way television works is that directors come in and out, and they're not there all the time, following every character through every scene. They're vagabonds who go from one show to another.

You come up with a story line, you hire the writer, the director, the stars, the set designer.

I just want to play interesting characters, and I want to work with the best directors I can work with.

When I do any stand-up, you're the writer, director, and producer. You're alone.

In Hong Kong, the directors are the idea men.