You spend most of your time as a director trying to move forward with the movie. It happens on a daily basis,… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
If you're not prepared, and you're not passionate, and you don't push yourself to a level of human exhaustion on every level,… — Drew Barrymore Copy Share Image
I'm not experienced enough, or certain enough of my acting on the screen to say to a director, "You are wrong, I… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
Steven Spielberg seems to have wanted to be a director from 13. He put his dog in a certain position and made… — Albert Brooks Copy Share Image
A film just doesn't involve actors, a director and a producer, there is also the cameraman, the sound engineer, the music composer,… — Aamir Khan Copy Share Image
In a rehearsal room, your real resource as an actor aren't the things around you; your resources are your imagination and your… — Stephen Lang Copy Share Image
When you have the Chief of Staff of the Republican National Committee and the political director of the Romney campaign, and their… — Patrick Caddell Copy Share Image
For me, the greatest kind of success that I've had on a particular project or in exploring a role does come through… — Miles Teller Copy Share Image
I never want to make a film. I don't wake up in the morning going, 'Ooh, I'd really love to be on… — Stephen Daldry Copy Share Image
The directors of such companies, however, being the managers rather of other people's money than of their own, it cannot well be… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
Occasionally I do movies with other directors. I did 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly' for Julian Schnabel. I did a movie… — Janusz Kaminski Copy Share Image
The thing I absolutely hate is when directors don't know what they want, and then they ask you to do it this… — Diana Rigg Copy Share Image
Again, I want to give credit where credit is due to our voice director, Collette Sunderman, who is someone that works out… — Jeph Loeb 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
My job as artistic director at the Brighton digital agency Lighthouse is all about trying to show that digital culture is about… — Honor Harger Copy Share Image
I think it's hard for women to be directors, particularly in the feature world because, biologically, your peak career-making years are also… — Laura Ziskin Copy Share Image
This is not a tough job. You read a script. If you like the part and the money is O.K., you do… — Robert Mitchum Copy Share Image
When I think about directing a film, the thing that stops me short is wondering if I'm a natural at it the… — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
When I got the script for Thelma & Louise, when I met with the director, Ridley Scott, I said, "I don't want… — Susan Sarandon Copy Share Image
Never give up. I do believe it is harder for female directors. I have been lucky to receive support from the Sundance… — Sophie Barthes Copy Share Image
I was the enemy of the major studio. I believed in one man - one film. I believed one man should make… — Frank Capra Copy Share Image
Some months after [Keith Alexander] made that statement [Edward Snowden cause grave and irrevocable harm to the nation], the new director of… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
The radical rightwing pegs Hollywood as a leftist town, which is completely wrong. There are a lot of actors, writers, and directors… — Paul Haggis Copy Share Image
When I come up against a director who has a concept that I don't agree with, or maybe I just haven't thought… — Jack Nicholson 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
Michael Brown, the director of FEMA, was nominated by President Bush in 2003 and plans to start the job any day now.… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
I am convinced that one should tell one's spiritual director if one has a great desire for Communion, for Our Lord does… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The thing about TV is that it's great work for directors because the responsibility is not ours at all. In a movie,… — Lexi Alexander Copy Share Image