Director Quotes · Page 33

The person I call my secret weapon is an arranger, pianist and musical director, Herman Jackson.

— Philip Bailey

The writer and the director are ultimately responsible for what is portrayed and glorified in a film. Then comes the producer.

— Parvathy

What I look for in a director is a strong point of view, a clear vision, and an ability to multitask and…

— Donna Langley

Just having more days of being the director on the ground, that's been invaluable.

— Shiri Appleby

I grew up with a concept of cinema as a directorial thing, meaning the director is allowed to sail the ship. Not…

— Luca Guadagnino

When I started crediting myself as writer and director, I saw that as a political act.

— David Cage

In my career, I have played a gangster, an ex cop, a journalist and a film director. Yet, the label of a…

— Emraan Hashmi

It's always interesting to see a director trying different things, and on top of it, doing it right each and almost every…

— Vincent Cassel

I do not proactively approach Hollywood, but also I do not always turn down offers. But since I'm living as a movie…

— Takashi Miike

Here is something no real celebrity will ever tell you: film acting is not very fun. Doing the same thing over and…

— Mara Wilson

It's a writer's or director's role to be cerebral, whereas for an actor it should be a visceral, gut thing. When the…

— Natalie Dormer

Live-action films are very much a director's medium, and that director is going to be a very strong voice, a stronger individual…

— Alan Menken

As the director, you have it in your mind how you want the part done, how you want someone to do it,…

— Jonathan Krisel

I was trained to serve the writer and director as an actor before I serve myself. Not to say that's gotten in…

— Robert Englund

I think Jesse [Zwick] is part of a new generation of director, because we'd be kidding ourselves if we did not acknowledge…

— Nate Parker

Kabir Khan is a director who goes out of his way to make his actors comfortable. He's very chilled out. He makes…

— Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Not every director can always rise to the challenge of all of a sudden having $200 million thrown at them.

— Simu Liu

The first thing you must know as an actor or director is the space you will inhabit. See the architecture; imagine where…

— Robert Wilson

If I really want to do something, I'll go in and do whatever the director feels that he needs me to do.

— Michelle Pfeiffer

Director Arjun Sablok presented me so well in 'Na Tum Jaano Na Hum.' It is every debutante's dream role, though it was…

— Esha Deol

Without critical acclaim, you are just a successful commercial director, and nothing more.

— Priyadarshan

I wanted to have a creative director crazy enough to say, 'Sure, I'll do a collection in five days.'

— Marco Bizzarri

Todd Haynes was incredible, he treated me like an adult, communicated with me, was supportive, he treated me as any director would…

— Millicent Simmonds

I always look at auditions as not even getting the job as much as I'm just trying to connect with this casting…

— Sebastian Stan

When you get confidence from your director, as an actor, it is all a matter of how your director says, 'This is…

— Pankaj Kapur

I became a director by accident. M.S. Raju garu asked me to direct a movie, and I said OK. It all happened…

— Prabhu Deva

I will one day be thin, but Vincent Gallo will always be the director of The Brown Bunny.

— Roger Ebert

When I choose a script I look for a good storyline, there should be good supporting star cast, director and banner as…

— Ravi Kishan

It's madness to hand in a script to a director, leave them alone, and for the director not to want the writer…

— Peter Morgan

I was a choir director for my high school. Of my friends, I was the more rational one, because I was the…

— Big Freedia

If I feel insecure, then I am in the wrong profession. I have to trust my director and the material he has…

— Arjun Kapoor

I think of myself as a problem-solver. I want to go in and help the director and the writer to get the…

— Michael Emerson

If I see that everything the director does is motivated by trying to achieve the best, I can accept anything.

— Jim Sarbh

“Estoy seguro que a cualquiera le gusta un buen crimen, siempre que no sea la víctima”

— Alfred Hitchcock

Sometimes when I make a movie, my main goal is to show the movie to one particular director.

— Gaspar Noe

As a director, you just have to kind of like just get through the first project before starting on the next one.

— Joshua Michael Stern

I love writing but not crazy meticulous/prepared enough to be a director. I'd work as a gaffer on something.

— T. J. Miller

The most amazing thing you can ask for as an actor from a director is that you're being seen, that the choices…

— Bertie Carvel

I am a board member and the volunteer director of medical and scientific content for Less Cancer.

— Margaret Cuomo

OK, the director makes the movie. But some movies can't get made without someone like me in them.

— Jack Nicholson