When you're 16, the top of the world is directing a…

Gangster movies are the inheritor of the Greek tragedy: it's the only genre where the audience will be disappointed if there's not a tragic…

— Daniel Espinosa

My dad's a prominent theatre director in Toronto, so I grew up in that world, directing and producing theater since I was a teenager.…

— Ed Gass-Donnelly

There's no doubt in the world that directing makes you a better actor. Me, anyway. There's no doubt in the world that it makes…

— Campbell Scott

I thought at the age of 16 the world would come to me.

— George Russell

I like gangster movies, personally.

— Kalyani Priyadarshan

I think American audiences like gangster movies. You know, it's part of the culture.

— Vincent Cassel

I'm the number-one fan of gangster movies.

— David Chase

I consciously decided not to be a 'London' actor. Those gangster movies made a lot of East End actors think they were movie stars.…

— Eddie Marsan

I think a lot of rappers limit themselves by doing the gangster movies and that's stereotypical for a rapper.

— Mase

“Looking back, I wonder why a gangster movie kidnapped my life. The Godfather had nothing to do with me. I was a feminist, not…

— Sarah Vowell

Some of the greatest movies of all time are within this genre, 'The Godfather,' and 'Goodfellas,' and 'Untouchables' and there's just so many classic…

— Ruben Fleischer

I love the gangster genre, but how many gangster movies are there? If I get a good gangster movie script, I'll do it.

— Graham King

I want to do an American crime gangster movie.

— Gareth Evans

During 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,' I wanted to become a director, and I had the opportunity to direct an episode there. And, then,…

— Alfonso Ribeiro

First you get the sugar, then you get the power, then you get the women.

— Matt Groening