He told me that he thinks he and the other proven…

Teaching is a truly noble profession. It's sad the amount of responsibility that teachers have today. They're not only teaching kids: they're raising kids,…

— Jesse L. Martin

A lot of times passion projects or films are difficult to make because they don't have proven directors attached to them.

— David Duchovny

The thing about TV is that it's great work for directors because the responsibility is not ours at all. In a movie, you choose…

— Lexi Alexander

Actors, producers and directors have a responsibility. My personal pledge, since I became a mother 12 years ago, is that I won't be in…

— Tichina Arnold

I've always traveled with the films because I want the audience to be my teacher so that I can learn for the next one.

— Sally Potter

Music and language are a vital element. We, as actors and directors, offer it to people who want to experience it. Sometimes the actual…

— Kenneth Branagh

I'm seen as a little risky to the industry, I think. All my favorite directors are.

— Sean Baker

I had a very blessed journey with the upbringing I had. When you're working on sets as a stuntman, you have a firsthand account…

— Ric Roman Waugh

I was in good shape from Divergent. Damien Chazelle, the director of Whiplash told me, ‘Stop Working Out! Don’t go outside!’ He wanted me…

— Miles Teller

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

— Taylor Hackford

Part of the advantage, and part of the result of trying to be a producer and director, are the practical things, you find. It's…

— Campbell Scott

David Cronenberg is the most provocative, original, and consistently excellent North American director of his generation.

— J. Hoberman

When you're the director and the writer, you never have to remember your lines, and there's no one to call you on it. On…

— Zach Braff

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

Why did Erich von Stronheim leave Germany? Why did Hitchcock leave England? If you were a director you'd like to work in Hollywood too.…

— Roman Polanski