Because we're Jewish, my father immigrated to Holland in…

On my mother's side I'm Polish-Jewish, and on my father's side I'm Scottish puffin.

— Tamsin Greig

As a director, people are trusting you with their lives, with their stories.

— Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

First of all the criteria that I have that goes into any career decision is whether or not I have the life experience, emotional…

— Nicolas Cage

Sometimes you can't even find the director on a movie set. Sometimes you don't want to find the director on a movie set.

— Stanley Tucci

Because I thought there's no point trying to second guess what people are looking for, because if I'm the right director for it, then…

— Kate Herron

Steven Spielberg seems to have wanted to be a director from 13. He put his dog in a certain position and made him eat…

— Albert Brooks

There was always a part of me that wanted to be an old-time director. But I couldn't do that. I'm not a pro.

— Martin Scorsese

I've always wanted to be a director; it's just how my mind has always worked. If I hear music, I see music videos and…

— Noel Wells

I'm publicist, patron of nine charities, creative director, food consultant, recipe developer - and mum.

— Jack Monroe

During script narrations, if I feel the screenplay mood jumping abruptly, I tell the director, and they work on it.

— Vijay Sethupathi

The director's job should give you a sense of music without drawing attention to itself.

— Taylor Hackford

When I was playing piano, it was like, 'I'm going to write a song using all the white keys.' My music director, who knew…

— John Tesh

A successful director is someone who has the combination of skills that you can learn, but there's also an intuitive sensibility that they bring…

— Rick Heinrichs

Professionally speaking, the proudest moment was when I booked the 'Human Stain.' I knew it had Nicole Kidman, Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris and Gary…

— Wentworth Miller

You have to have a great director to make a great movie.

— Thelma Schoonmaker