Director Quotes · Page 42

That is always really fun when you get to work with a director you understand and uses references you can identify with.

— Travis Beacham

From the composition side of a musician, we have to cater to what the director wants, what the subject demands.

— Devi Sri Prasad

Indeed, the actor's lot is a much harder one than that of the director's, from one simple standpoint: The actor has to…

— Charles Keating

As an actor, my No. 1 focus was to be on the same page with the writer, director, and producers.

— Haaz Sleiman

Every actor and director goes through ups and downs and I feel it's not to right to judge them.

— Catherine Tresa

I graduated from the American Film Institute in 2010, where I studied as a director, and came out with a few features…

— Ari Aster

The director is a Canadian, Jeff Stephenson, and any time I get a script that has any Canadian component, I'm always immediately…

— Kathleen Robertson

'Barton Fink' owed something to Roman Polanski. As a director, he always goes beyond the obvious narrative drift.

— Ethan Coen

It was when I was shooting for a Telugu film in Hyderabad when director Meher Ramesh approached me for 'Veera Kannadiga.' I…

— Anita Hassanandani Reddy

I remember I was doing a movie with Charlton Heston, and the director said to me, 'Why do you wanna do acting?…

— Leslie Uggams

I don't worry about what everyone wants to see. I make movies that please a writer, director and myself. I always think…

— Saul Zaentz

It's been clear for some time that FBI Director Comey has lost the confidence of Republicans, Democrats, and broader institutions, and his…

— Karen Handel

I would say the most important aspect of direction is that you, as a director, and your producer need to be on…

— S. S. Rajamouli

Once I've ascertained that I'm safe and I'm with a director who is taking care of me, then I'm able to go…

— Julianne Moore

Television is an excellent training ground for a director. If you work consistently in television, as I did, you have to come…

— Bill Duke

Directors such as LV Prasad would enact the whole scene for the actors. He used to enact the scenes for Raj Kapoor…

— Asrani

I don't think anyone can really make up their mind and say, Now I'm going to be a director.

— Judd Hirsch

Honestly, one of my favorite things about a director is when they understand what an actor brings to their role.

— Chris Messina

As an actress you can participate, you can be a co-author, help the director. But I always wanted to be able to…

— Valeria Golino

I will continue to work with newbies as long as the script and the director are good.

— Radhika Pandit

I was the kid in the neighborhood that was directing everyone else. I was director from the time I was a child.

— James Gunn

There's always the pressure on the director of how to transition from one scene to another, especially when it can really be…

— Alex Graves

For me it is important to mould myself as the director wants. That's my challenge as an actor.

— Javed Jaffrey

While WHO has never had a director from Africa, no one should elect me because I am from Africa.

— Tedros Adhanom

One of the things that takes a bit of getting used to on an American series is having a different director, and…

— Gina Bellman

I'd love to be a huge television director. I definitely want to do that. I could imagine me going more and more…

— Shiri Appleby

I didn't have to do much to get a role in 'Lootera.' I got my debut screen space in Bollywood after director…

— Vikrant Massey

I previously worked as the director of VisionSpring, a non-profit dedicated to distributing glasses to people in need.

— Neil Blumenthal

With respect to keeping your sanity, the more you are dedicated to your job, the more you think about it. And there…

— Barun Sobti

In elementary school, I was always writing little plays for my friends to be in. I was much more of a director…

— Lauren Ashley Carter

I have always accepted films based on what my role is. Of course, I do look at who is playing the lead…

— Meghana Raj

I don't read scripts. I need the director to narrate it to me. And if the narration is vivid enough for me…

— Sanjay Mishra

Whenever you write script without a director, you put in things that point toward a style in which the story will be…

— Dustin Lance Black

Story is the primary factor any day. If I believe that a particular director would do justice to it, I will accept…

— Varun Tej

When you don't have time, especially for a director, you cannot do exactly what you want to do. You have to cut…

— Marion Cotillard

With 'Anna Karenina,' I just think it's a stunning visual tour de force for a director who is at the top of…

— Eric Fellner

The performance of a music director should be judged in a holistic manner, which includes songs as well as background score.

— Ilaiyaraaja

In the studio the director controls the actor's every move, every inflection, every expression.

— Bela Lugosi

As an actor, 'Chhichhore' has been one of the most creatively fulfilling projects and I thank my director Nitesh Tiwari for making…

— Tahir Raj Bhasin

Every Story is different, Every Movie is different, Every Director is different.

— Marion Cotillard