Director Quotes · Page 36

Tell me about one son of a famous director who makes films like his father? Why do you expect a student to…

— Tinnu Anand

I am a very spread out type of director as I just love working in all of these different worlds; I go…

— Jonas Akerlund

I have been very influenced by the director Maurice Pialat, who I continue to be in conversation and conflict with and get…

— Ira Sachs

I need a producer who will look for a good script. I need a director whose purpose to make a film is…

— Ajith Kumar

Director Alphonse Putharen came to my life as an angel and transformed my families' lives. That's why we named our home 'Premam.'

— Anupama Parameswaran

I learned so much about being an actor by being a director. More than I ever thought I would.

— Chris Lowell

Kabir Khan is that rare director who manages to merge Bollywood formula with a good story.

— Nawazuddin Siddiqui

I love those films where I feel the director's confidence - where he doesn't need to overdo it with the shots and…

— Jean-Marc Vallee

Being an actor is great; you chill in your trailer, and they bring you a breakfast burrito and coffee. But as director,…

— Justin Chon

I feel like what Director Bong is so amazing at is taking so many things and presenting them to you - never…

— Lily Collins

I lived with this tremendous fear of failure because my father was a playwright and a director, and I think he did…

— Ben Affleck

During the making of 'Abdullah' I asked the assistant director to teach me Hindi; he taught me to read the script too.…

— Bob Christo

Everyone who made 'Save the Date,' like the writers and the director, they're all happily married and not anti-marriage at all, so…

— Lizzy Caplan

That's the great thing about being a director. You have your list of things you have to worry about and things you…

— Jonathan Levine

My philosophy is that to be a director you cannot be subject to anyone, even the head of the studio. I threatened…

— Dorothy Arzner

'Bloodlight and Bami' is all verite. The director Sophie Fiennes began filming Ms. Jones in the mid-2000s and simply observes her on…

— Wesley Morris

Lata Mangeshkar is an old friend. I knew her through my father Aparesh Lahiri who was a music director in Calcutta.

— Bappi Lahiri

So many times, when I would do a lot of retakes, I used to say sorry to my director and co-actors.

— Nidhhi Agerwal

It's just always wonderful to have a director who encourages you so much to focus on the present.

— Charlie Plummer

To say you want to be a director is to risk sounding obnoxious, pretentious, arrogant, and I think women are more fearful…

— Nicole Holofcener

I never practice before, I never work hours on a script. I just choose my characters and trust them, and after that,…

— Melanie Laurent

This is the problem I have: I write a play and I give it to a director and they say, 'I'll do…

— John Kani

They have accepted me as a big debut Bollywood director. So, I should write something brilliant.

— Sajid Nadiadwala

There are plenty of writers who are going to become a director after their next job, but no one will believe you're…

— Brian Helgeland

Besides being one of the most ambitious projects I have worked on, 'Mercury' has also helped me enhance my skills as a…

— Karthik Subbaraj

I want to work with as many directors as possible because with each director, you learn something new.

— Kalki Koechlin

It's not my job to try and alter the director's style - he's in charge, and I'll always give him my trust.

— Ewan McGregor

Theatre is really difficult, so it's important that you have a director that kind of understands that and is really hands on.

— Jimmi Simpson

As an actress, you're part of what the director is creating, and as a model, you're representing a designer's vision.

— Lou Doillon

Rohit Shetty is amazing as a director. He can make even a black African look pretty.

— Rimi Sen

I'm a pretty busy director and it's pretty hard for me to have three months where I could just leave the country…

— Marielle Heller

I'm a writer and director. And the movie I've seen a million times is 'Coming Home,' directed by Hal Ashby and starring…

— Jonathan Levine

A British director directed 'American Beauty,' an important film about American life, and it didn't matter. What only mattered was everyone's sensibility.

— Kevin Spacey

I think I understand the line between my job and the director's. I have no interest in directing. Not my movie, not…

— Melissa Leo

In order to be a good director, you also need to be a good entrepreneur because the director is in charge of…

— Atul Kulkarni

I have hardly ever worked with the same director twice. But when you have worked with a director before, you understand his…

— Michael Douglas

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

— Laurie Metcalf

In 'Winter's Bone,' it's literally the director and the camera operator. That's it. Just a super-small Kubrick crew. You know what I…

— Bill Hader

I've always wanted to write movies - I always used to tell my mom that I wanted to be a director.

— R. Kelly

I grew up with a mom as a director and still didn't believe it could happen for me, because it was so…

— Molly Gordon