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
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
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
Watching the news inspires me to keep going and reminds me why I should never complain. I'm inspired by those who don't… — Robert Piper Copy Share Image
I detest producing. I mean, I feel like I do it to enable myself to do all the other stuff that I… — Julie Davis Copy Share Image
The hardest thing, as a producer, is to find a director who does the picture for all the right reasons, and not… — Lorenzo di Bonaventura Copy Share Image
As a kid, I wanted to be an astronaut. And my own passion was that I wanted to be a film director.… — Alfonso Cuaron Copy Share Image
I'd like [Santa Claus] to give Wes Anderson, the director, enough money in his next budget for an aerial shot - just… — Bill Murray Copy Share Image
I think the first feature of any director is going to hold a special place in their heart. It's kind of like… — Nicholas Ozeki Copy Share Image
But, yeah, it was just the regular audition process. There were a couple people telling me about it and that they were… — Tinsel Korey Copy Share Image
When you have your chance to make a film, don't focus on pleasing everyone. I think the goal is to live in… — Jennifer Phang Copy Share Image
Other writers, producers, and directors of low-budget films would often put down the film they were making, saying it was just something… — Roger Corman Copy Share Image
I learned that as a director, you're around all these talented people, so you have this window that all these really good… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
When I was creative director [at Estée Lauder], I was always being asked about my beauty must-haves. From there I had this… — Aerin Lauder Copy Share Image
I personally want to work with great directors and great actors. My thing is about being inspired. You want money to come,… — Scott Cohen Copy Share Image
I'm actually very snobbish about directors. I have to say no all the time. 'No' is the most powerful word in our… — Brad Pitt Copy Share Image
If you're sounding right, you're probably walking right, and vice versa. If you get the footwork right - if you get even… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
I had worked for a lot of directors whose work I didn't respect, and as I was editing material, I was thinking… — Lee Unkrich Copy Share Image
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
What you find with really good directors is that they kind of leave you alone. They've hired you because they know the… — Joe Morton Copy Share Image
I guess if there's one thing that might surprise people about me, it's that I'm very obedient. I'm kind of like a… — Michael Shannon 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
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
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
As an actor, I have casting issues. I'm a minority. I don't have trouble making a living, but as far as being… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Ferguson, as a manager, and Ken, as a director, are very similar. One's a great manager, the other a great director, but… — Eric Cantona Copy Share Image
Amazon has included me in an opportunity to provide top-shelf television-style programming live on the world's computer screens. To hold forth with… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
When I began to direct, I began to understand and realise that everything that I'd learnt, both in music and dance and… — George Ogilvie Copy Share Image
The techniques of different directors are very different, and people have different ways of expressing ideas in film. I'm happiest when working… — Howard Shore Copy Share Image
I don't know what to expect out of my films. My first two films were with extremely talented directors, and they didn't… — Sonam Kapoor Copy Share Image
The things that I've enjoyed most are not really science fiction. They are not much fun to make because there are so… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
The great Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa said that to be an artist means never to avert your eyes. And that's the… — Robert Olen Butler Copy Share Image
I like characters. I like spirited characters whether they exist in fiction or real life. Whether they're the invention of artistic people… — Marc Jacobs Copy Share Image
When you look at the early-'30s movies, like King Kong, the codes of acting are very similar to those of silent movies.… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
Three directors whose work directly influences mine are Paul Thomas Anderson, Darren Aronofsky and Susanne Bier (her Danish films). You'll notice that… — Chika Anadu Copy Share Image
A fantastic actor in a scene that's just closed off will be good. But when working with a director who knows little… — Matthew Gray Gubler Copy Share Image
When you're shooting a low-budget movie you're never just the director: you're also in the catering department, and hair and make-up and… — Amber Sealey Copy Share Image
Sometimes the personality or just the particular process of a director can really affect your quality of life as a composer in… — Christophe Beck Copy Share Image