I always scout locations first. The apartments, the railway tracks, the café, the canal - I figure out the geography of the… — Claire Denis Copy Share Image
Everyone's a little nervous when you all get together and meet the actors, meet the director. But once you get on set,… — Kyle Chandler Copy Share Image
I don't have an interest in being a director-for-hire on sitcoms - but if it's a really cool show that I thought… — Jake M. Johnson Copy Share Image
I had a role in 'Crossroads' when I was about 21, and then I went on to perform in 'Small Change' and… — Luke Evans Copy Share Image
In a play, the director is God, and I'm a great arguer. Rather boringly so, I think, about trying different things. — Felicity Kendal Copy Share Image
As a director and an actor, it is very difficult to say "this person was better than another person." I judge by… — Tommy Wiseau Copy Share Image
I recognize the amount of time that it takes as a director. I made the choice to stop taking roles outside of… — Regina King Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to work with the best directors. Directors lead you to the best material and thus the best actors. — Shea Whigham Copy Share Image
As the director, you're meant to be critical and you are, so there are loads of things. But the thing is, the… — David Slade Copy Share Image
I love when a director shows up with a lot of energy, and different ideas about how to change things and do… — Bailey Chase Copy Share Image
Some of the best art in the world is collaborative, a mix of voices that are stronger together than separate. Take the… — Ted Naifeh Copy Share Image
Oliver Stone is a great director and I've seen many films over the years, but I try to create stuff out of… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
When any young director gets hired by a studio to do a $125 million film based on a preexisting piece of intellectual… — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
I went without health insurance until 'Roger & Me,' basically - from about age 20 till about age 35. With 'Roger &… — Michael Moore Copy Share Image
I'm one of the lucky directors that pretty much every movie I've done has started a franchise. But I never think this… — Louis Leterrier Copy Share Image
You’re directing a movie, but you are at the head of a ship of people, a whole fleet of people. And being… — Idris Elba Copy Share Image
I've worked with a lot of first-time directors who kind of look to me for ideas and opinions and stuff, and I'm… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
I thank my directors who keep faith in my acting credentials and give me roles like I did in 'Uyir' and 'Dhanam.' — Sangeetha Krish Copy Share Image
I think what's great about that relationship between an actor and a Director is you have to really blow away all your… — Hilary Swank Copy Share Image
As a director, I've been able to combine with what I've learned as an actor and as a producer: it melds quite… — Griffin Dunne Copy Share Image
There are plenty of directors who work with the same actors over and over, many more times than I have. Like I… — Len Wiseman Copy Share Image
I had some things I had to fix. It took me 14 years to do it. But it was never really fun… — Mickey Rourke Copy Share Image
George Tenet has been the director of central intelligence since 1997, time enough to have changed the Agency's culture. He has failed.… — Richard Perle Copy Share Image
I learnt a lot from the directors with whom I have worked like Sudhir Mishra in 'Daas Dev,' Prawaal Raman in 'Main… — Richa Chadha Copy Share Image
The jostling of young minds against each other has this wonderful attribute, that one can never foresee the spark, nor predict the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I was very fortunate in the '70s to work with the best actors, the best directors, the best cinematographers. — James Caan Copy Share Image
I'd love it if doors open for me in America. There are directors I'd love to work with there. I'll always do… — Lesley Manville Copy Share Image
The worst thing for an actor is a director that gets on your nerves and says things that actually confuse you. — Stephen Rea Copy Share Image
I was going to say we saw Secretary [Hillary] Clinton reported that she believes that she would've won the election but for… — George Stephanopoulos Copy Share Image
As a writer and director, I want to know what is behind the good manners and soft voice. Who is inside the… — Federico Fellini Copy Share Image
It's great the way the old-time directors used to manipulate the hell out of you. You see someone dying and all of… — Sylvester Stallone Copy Share Image
It was difficult every ten days having a new director. I'm a real collaborator and, as an actor, I want to be… — Jeanne Tripplehorn Copy Share Image
I seemed to belong to three countries: I had an apartment in Paris, a house in Hollywood, and when I married British… — Leslie Caron Copy Share Image
My first soldier role was in 'Flags of Our Fathers.' Casting director Jay Binder saw that movie and was looking for soldiers… — Stark Sands Copy Share Image
The contemporary Japanese directors who are well-known in the West - say, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Takeshi Kitano, Naomi Kawase - are mostly unknown… — Hirokazu Koreeda Copy Share Image
It's really hard as a screenwriter, you feel like you have a vision and then you turn it over to a director… — Lorene Scafaria Copy Share Image
Directors have good and bad movies. My father also made some flop movies, and he had bigger hits, too. That should not… — Varun Dhawan Copy Share Image
A TREAT. FASCINATING. Director Lipes is a classic cinéma vérité practitioner in the mold of Albert Maysles and Frederick Wiseman. — Kenneth Turan Copy Share Image
People wonder why first-time directors can make a brilliant picture, then suck on the second one. It's because they're a little terrified… — James Caan Copy Share Image
When you work with directors who really love actors, who love their contribution, it feels amazing. But sometimes when you work with… — Ruth Negga Copy Share Image