What you want, as an actor, is a great leader. I can't bear it when I work with a director who is… — Naomi Watts Copy Share Image
As a writer, you have to be willing to kill your darlings, and I'm a writer first. As a director, I've got… — David Ayer Copy Share Image
It has never ever been a bad thing in Hollywood to be sleeping with a director who's just won an Oscar or… — Kelly Rutherford Copy Share Image
Well, 45-odd years of doing it, so we all pile up the things we like about directors and the things we don't… — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share Image
When I was the NIH director, I often expressed envy of institute directors: they had the money and ran the scientific programmes. — Harold E. Varmus Copy Share Image
I always feel that if you put me in a room with a director and a writer and let me talk about… — Daniel Radcliffe Copy Share Image
Directors are not worried about casting beautiful women, but they are not sure that they want to cast great-looking men. My looks… — Rob Lowe Copy Share Image
Being a conductor is kind of a hybrid profession because most fundamentally, it is being someone who is a coach, a trainer,… — Michael Tilson Thomas Copy Share Image
I think they quite like me when I work because I'm one of the safer directors to back, because even if my… — Satyajit Ray Copy Share Image
Directors don't get to see other directors at work - they're the only one on the set. I've met directors who've asked… — Colin Firth Copy Share Image
A solemn day. Barring a stay by Sup Ct, & with my final nod, Utah will use most extreme power & execute… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I have such amazing memories [about The Hotel New Hampshire movie], because Tony Richardson was such an amazing director, and the subject… — Rob Lowe Copy Share Image
I once gave a talk at a girls' school and, once I'd finished, 29 out of the 30 girls wanted to be… — Beeban Kidron Copy Share Image
Obviously I'd love to work with any of these great directors because every time I've worked with them I've gained a tremendous… — Zhang Ziyi Copy Share Image
Dodge v. Ford still stands for the legal principal that managers and directors have a legal duty to put the shareholders' interests… — Joel Bakan Copy Share Image
I don't know if directors go, 'Hey! We've got another suicide-let's call Robin Tunney! It's weird, but they're all different, and I… — Robin Tunney Copy Share Image
I never had any classes or went to theatre school like a lot of actors, so all of my training has been… — James Denton Copy Share Image
I adapt to directors, I don't like making directors adapt to me. If I'm with Clint Eastwood then I'll do two takes,… — Jennifer Lawrence Copy Share Image
I love the act of writing. I like the quiet, internal aspect of it. If I lost track of that, I couldn't… — Oliver Stone Copy Share Image
The secret is you need a director who refuses to walk away and you need a director willing to put their whole… — Ruba Nadda Copy Share Image
I would say 'Jigarthanda' had a lot of Tarantino in it, but it ends there. 'Iraivi' is inspired more from directors like… — Karthik Subbaraj Copy Share Image
I went to do Eclipse right after The Runaways, and I think the director of that movie might have said to another… — Kristen Stewart Copy Share Image
The best thing about switching from being an actor to being a director is that you dont have to shave or hold… — Dick Powell Copy Share Image
I really like directors who give you a certain amount of autonomy because I think a lot about my characters and I… — Sarah Gadon Copy Share Image
I think today there are too many directors taking themselves seriously; the only one capable of saying anything really new and interesting… — Luchino Visconti Copy Share Image
David O. Russell is probably my favorite filmmaker. He's not only a great director, but he's also a great writer. — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
I would love to experiment with roles. But when people say that we are not doing anything different, it is because directors… — Rakul Preet Singh Copy Share Image
In the theatre, the actor is in total control. The director wasn't in the house last night, the designer wasn't there, the… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
It's often the case with directors that they don't like to share credit, which is the case of Stanley. He would prefer… — Terry Southern Copy Share Image
Producers and directors think they have the power, but what they think of as the weakest link, the actor, is all-powerful. — Ken Stott Copy Share Image
I look for a director with a script he likes a lot, but I'm probably after the directors more than anything. — Jack Nicholson Copy Share Image
I have a side of me that doesn't care. I really enjoy physical comedy, thinking of an idea and pitching it to… — Isla Fisher Copy Share Image
As a director, you should choose a project that will educate you and enrich your life, because you're going to be doing… — Rob Marshall Copy Share Image
I come from the theater, so for me rehearsal is vital and a way of life. There are many film directors who… — Hugh Jackman Copy Share Image
Final cut is overrated. Only fools keep insisting on always having the final word. The wise swallow their pride in order to… — Wim Wenders Copy Share Image
I don't think a director should have any kids. I don't even think it's good for your physical health. Even guys in… — Tom Berenger Copy Share Image
The core of a director is the person's tastes in what elements go together and how they go together. It's a puzzle. — Andre Øvredal Copy Share Image
Tell me one director who will go on record to say that I don't get along with them? I get along famously… — Anushka Sharma Copy Share Image
Working with a great director is wonderful for an actor because it means that you're not forced to take the advice of… — Klaus Kinski Copy Share Image
There's people constantly asking you for something on set, so the multi-tasking of motherhood transfers very well to being a director. And… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image