As an actor, most of the time, you only have so much say in how, what and where things go. As a… — Eric Balfour Copy Share Image
I think one of the major things a director has to do is to know his subject matter, the subject matter of… — Robert Wise Copy Share Image
Richard Donner is one of the few directors in Hollywood that can make whatever movie he wants exactly the way he wants… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Empower the people around you, from the janitor to the athletic director. You do that by being sincere, caring about others, and… — Sue Gunter Copy Share Image
It's more fun to play a good character with a good director and good actors around you. That's what makes it fun,… — Salma Hayek Copy Share Image
I am not a master-class director. I am not a teacher. I am a coach. I dont have a methodology. Each actor… — Sam Mendes Copy Share Image
I'm a student. I want to do better, and I want directors who can find the actress in me and be my… — Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Copy Share Image
I'm a film rat. I love being in front of a camera. I love being behind a camera. I love talking to… — Jim Caviezel Copy Share Image
Before the days of video village a director should stand right next to the camera, look with his naked eye and if… — Matt Damon Copy Share Image
When I was a Hollywood press agent, I learned how the Hollywood casting system worked. There was a roster of actors who… — Richard Condon Copy Share Image
Nancy has her vision and she's a formidable force to be reckoned with, and that's similar to most of the male directors… — Amanda Peet Copy Share Image
I'm grateful to have been acting for as long as I have because I have so many experiences and memories, and I've… — Dakota Fanning Copy Share Image
In the re-creation of combat situations, and this is coming from a director who's never been in one, being mindful of what… — Steven Spielberg Copy Share Image
Not everyone is sold on crisis consultants. Linda Gray, assistant vice president and director of news and information at the University of… — Linda Gray Copy Share Image
There's good directors and bad directors. Some of the critics are really conscientious and really try to do what they can popularize… — Peter Bogdanovich Copy Share Image
Then I usually leave the choice of the second assistant director and any other assistant directors to the first assistant director, who… — John Frankenheimer Copy Share Image
Somehow I got to be one of five or six actors that the directors would use as guinea pigs at this directing… — Beth Henley Copy Share Image
I wish that every director was as interested in doing as much in camera and with physical objects as much as possible… — Joseph Gatt Copy Share Image
On 'Darjeeling,' I was on set every day and I acted as the second unit director and a producer on that film.… — Roman Coppola Copy Share Image
I think what's fun about the fairytales is just seeing what everybody interprets them as, which comes from the different directors and… — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
There's a whole system in Hollywood where the director never speaks to the studio, but I like to engage them in a… — Baz Luhrmann Copy Share Image
There are directors that I want to work with and that I admire. You can love a script, but if it doesn't… — Jennifer Lawrence Copy Share Image
I would love to get great performances from actors as a director, because that's what I'm always looking for, a director that's… — Aaron Eckhart Copy Share Image
One of the great things about being a director as a life choice is that it can never be mastered. Every story… — Ron Howard Copy Share Image
There's something special about working with picture and adding music to picture that really takes you to a whole new level. It's… — Lior Ron Copy Share Image
I think the wonderful thing about doing theater is that it's more of an actor's medium. I think that film is more… — Kim Cattrall Copy Share Image
You have to have the essential pleasure of making a movie. It's such a huge factor and adventure for a director because… — Audrey Tautou Copy Share Image
I worked with the best directors - Martin Scorsese, John Huston, David Lynch, Alfred Hitchcock. Alfred Hitchcock was great. — Harry Dean Stanton Copy Share Image
I've always loved music videos - I used to make my own for bands like Pearl Jam. My favorite directors are Michel… — Akiva Schaffer Copy Share Image
I don't know a single collector or museum director who says: 'Oh, he's on a list, so I think I'll buy something… — Olafur Eliasson Copy Share Image
Writer-director John Roecker's debut, Live Freaky! Die Freaky! will have you convulsing on the floor ... with nausea, laughter, or both. — John Roecker Copy Share Image
Actors can make five movies a year. A director can make one movie, every two years. It's a whole different level of… — Joseph McGinty Nichol Copy Share Image
I look at the script first and who's directing it and then talk to the director to find out what his vision… — Frank Grillo Copy Share Image
I want to be an author/director and I'm writing my second book now and I want to make a movie of it,… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
I love writing. Given a choice, after directing for all these years, and if given an army of talented directors, I would… — Vikram Rohit Shetty Copy Share Image
When you're not gaping at Megan Fox enough to listen to what the director's saying, you can get some work done. — Peter Jacobson Copy Share Image
I enjoy looking at words on paper and visualizing how to make them come to life. As a director, the creative process… — Alfonso Ribeiro Copy Share Image
Here, we have female directors and producers; in fact, one whole channel is run by a woman. Pakistani TV is progressive, and… — Umera Ahmad Copy Share Image
I'm lucky enough that directors sometimes seek me out for little projects that people don't even know about, that just surface later… — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
I'm not being offered a constant stream of wonderful parts with wonderful directors that would keep me away from the theatre. When… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image