Directors Quotes · Page 2

My kind of director is an actor-director who writes.

— Orson Welles

I love movie directors. I don't care who it is.

— Brett Ratner

John Huston is more of a creative director than most.

— Robert Loggia

I think all directors should be animators...

— Steven Spielberg

“A CEO is a board of directors personified.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

I think women directors have to be really tenacious.

— Jamie Babbit

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

— Rebecca Hall

You don't usually meet directors on the streets.

— Jason Statham

I think drug movies free the director to make intense films

— Ray Liotta

That was okay [ working with George Clooney]. One of these days I'll work with a good director.

— John Krasinski

I've worked with a lot of directors who really don't have a sense of what the hell they want.

— Adrienne Shelly

But in the UK, I've given up any hope of being considered a director.

— Mel Smith

I never rewatch the great films of my favorite directors because I'm afraid they won't hold up.

— John Waters

I have a real thing for Mexican directors. And I love Guillermo del Toro and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu.

— Emma Watson

I really like working with different directors. It's really fun.

— Asia Kate Dillon

I like to work with directors who write their own stories.

— Udo Kier

I don't want to get locked into any one type of genre. I just want to constantly be working with amazing directors…

— Nico Tortorella

If you're onstage and you're improvising and nothing's happening, people are racing for the door. But the director can go shopping later…

— Gary Cole

I auditioned for Ted Bundy and the director Matthew Bright and we really hit it off. He cast me as Bundy's girlfriend.

— Boti Bliss

When you think of a particular director, you think you would have liked to be with them on one particular film and…

— Clint Eastwood

I graduated from high school with the art award and I had made a ton of short films, but it was before…

— Kevin Munroe

Because of 'The Birds' and 'Marnie' I was, as the expression goes, hot in Hollywood and producers and directors wanted to hire…

— Tippi Hedren

Many directors try to direct things that are only going to make the actor uncomfortable. You tend to get more out of…

— Neve Campbell

I'm very proud of 'The Words' and all the cast. I think Lee Sternthal and Brian Klugman are like new directors, and…

— Nora Arnezeder

The first film that really knocked me out was Alien by Ridley Scott. This is a great movie because no matter how…

— Nicholas Ozeki

I came from advertising. For me it's about protecting the director's vision. That's always the goal. There's keeping things on budget and…

— Charles Roven

But then male directors also have a hard time getting their movies made... not as hard as women but it's a tough…

— Nicole Holofcener

My strongest quality as an actor is taking direction. I will give my performance as a template and if the director gives…

— James Preston Rogers

The artistry on the show [ Underground] is apparent in each episode. From the riveting writing to the purposeful and precise direction,…

— Aisha Hinds

They offered me that film before I did Frida and I said, no, I'm not capable of directing. Then after seeing Julie…

— Salma Hayek

I would love to work with Quentin Tarantino - he's my number one. My ultimate. I would love to work with Paul…

— Kirsten Dunst

When you're in a soap, it's fantastic, and I'm really grateful for the fans who watch you and support you. For me,…

— Emma Rigby

Michael [Douglas] was just leaving the TV series The Streets of San Francisco and he said, 'Dad, let me try it.' I…

— Kirk Douglas

To spend any time with someone who is among the top five film composers of the last 50 years is pure gold…

— Henry Jackman

I even think the commercial element of new American directors is really fertile right now. There are a lot of filmmakers with…

— Jim Jarmusch

In the old days when I first was coming up, you would turn up on set in the morning with your coffee,…

— Paul Bettany

I knew that's where I was going. I knew we were going to Italy. You couldn't make this movie in America at…

— Bill Murray

I wanted to be a director first to protect my writing. I'm a playwright and you don't need to protect your writing…

— Kenneth Lonergan

I particularly remember the time I gave (the research director) my paper on the banking industry. I felt very proud of my…

— Stanley Druckenmiller

The director’s task is to recreate life, its movement, its contradictions, its dynamic and conflicts. It is his duty to reveal every…

— Andrei Tarkovsky