Director Quotes · Page 5

Sarah Gavron is a fantastic director.

— Satish Kaushik

I think any director is intimidating.

— Julie Andrews

I'm an actor; I'm not a director.

— Max von Sydow

Every director is completely different.

— Miranda Otto

Larry Kasdan is a great director.

— Brion James

I'm not a director with a style.

— David Nutter

Jose Padilha is a wonderful director.

— Joel Kinnaman

I have the soul of a director.

— Alessandro Michele

My feeling is, I am best at giving songs as per any director's taste.

— Mani Sharma

You have to have a great director to make a great movie.

— Thelma Schoonmaker

Every director is themselves; [they're] not playing a part.

— Scarlett Johansson

To work with the same director is a great feeling.

— Anushka Sharma

I was called the greatest director in Europe, but I was just a hard worker.

— Fritz Lang

The longer I've been a director, the less I have to 'direct.'

— Hannes Holm

I really feel that I'm a much better director than I was an actor.

— Steve Antin

I think of myself as a meat-and-potatoes kind of director.

— Stanley Donen

My father's a deacon, my mother's a choir director, so I grew up in the church and singing in the choir, begging…

— Keke Palmer

'The Color Purple' is the kind of character piece that a director like Sidney Lumet could do brilliantly with one hand tied…

— Steven Spielberg

The reason why I decided to appear in 'Vincenzo' was because of my love and trust for director Kim Hee-won and writer…

— Kwak Dong-yeon

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

— Marion Cotillard

Peter Jackson is a wonderful man. He's a great director. He's found his niche in life.

— Luke Evans

I am always surprised to be chosen by a director for a role because I never understand why they like me.

— Audrey Tautou

Composing music for a film, from my point of view, is like getting into the skin of the subject. It is just…

— Devi Sri Prasad

Bhushan didn't want me to assist any director in Bollywood to learn the ropes, as it wouldn't have been appropriate, since I'm…

— Divya Khosla Kumar

I never suffered from the absence of a father. On the contrary, as a child I was more inclined to see men…

— Michael Haneke

College gave me validation: I gained a lot of confidence, just from once or twice saying something in class and the professor…

— Maggie Gyllenhaal

An actor puts himself in the hands of a director. And the director's first responsibility, obviously, is to tell the story, but…

— Tobin Bell

If I had not been successful as a director, then I'm sure I would still be telling stories. I would have continued…

— Pedro Almodovar

I was an executive producer. I've done a lot of jobs and I think each one helps you get closer to what…

— Zoya Akhtar

I really want to meet and work with JJ Abrams. Everyone talks about what a nice director he is, and he has…

— Ty Simpkins

My first movie ever was 'Breaking Away.' I stumbled into an incredible part in a movie that was incredible to be a…

— Daniel Stern

At the beginning of 'Friends,' Matt LeBlanc was anxious. Every time he did something, he would look for approval to the director,…

— Christina Pickles

I have been waiting around to get the right script and the right director. For example, in the past, if a Hollywood…

— Gong Li

When I was on 'Xena,' I remember the sound guy and the director at some point being like, you have to make…

— Zoe Bell

To me, achieving tone, achieving consistency, is exactly the job of a director. It is to be the fusing, the nexus of…

— Edward Norton

The shift for me, after spending a long time trying to take existing projects and bring them to fruition as a director…

— Miguel Sapochnik

A film can be big or small - I have to just fall in love with it. To connect with the character,…

— Eva Green

I enjoy the acting, but I didn't plan on that. It fell into my lap, and I'm having a lot of fun…

— David Labrava

Some day we're gonna have interactive television where you can pick the shot that you want. You can watch defense, or you…

— John Madden

I take bits and pieces from every director. I'd say Sylvain [White] and Nimrod [Antal]. They were more about teaching me lens…

— Columbus Short