I get crushes on directors because they are so brilliant.

I was fortunate enough to work under directors who were, most of them, brilliant, emotional men.

— Gene Tierney

Some directors were brilliant in the silent era but never felt at home in sound. It's like a sculptor being forced to take up…

— Kevin Brownlow

We taped all this and then got it transcribed and picked the best lines or ideas or ways to take a scene. I've done…

— John Schlesinger

It's great when a huge amount of money goes from a dumb corporation into the hands of an awesome band with brilliant ideas who…

— Alex Scally

We had to do the same thing here. To top that sequel was quite a task. Mike had a couple of good conceptual humour…

— Jay Roach

The best thing I ever heard was in the '60s. I heard Jimi Hendrix play 'I Can Hear The Grass Grow' after a rehearsal,…

— Roy Wood

I fancy that no good ideas upon that campaign will be mentioned at any time that did not receive their share of consideration by…

— James Longstreet

Lets never forget that whatever brilliant ideas you have or hear, that the opposite may also be true.

— Suman Rai

The New York Times published the guest list on the front page. The masks were a brilliant concept.

— George Plimpton

I was excellent. Everybody loved me. I love myself, and I like bums.

— Cardinal Richelieu

When all the performances are excellent, critics understand it's the direction.

— Joel Siegel

Let’s never forget that whatever brilliant ideas you have or hear, that the opposite may also be true.

— Derek Sivers

Only a bad artist thinks he has a good idea. A good artist does not need anything.

— Ad Reinhardt

Books are something social - a writer speaking to a reader - so I think making the reading of a book the center of…

— Yann Martel

I have been working a lot, and I like it. And you know, it's hard for me not to. I guess I've been working…

— Charlize Theron