I won't work with an unknown banner or director. I want to…

I've never gone to acting school and I never will, so I'm learning about the business from the people who are in the business.…

— Jonathan Rhys Meyers

It's much easier to work with an unknown.

— Taylor Hackford

I sometimes tell a director that I want to work with him. I tell him twice. After that if he still doesn't give me…

— Javed Jaffrey

As a producer, the most important call you can get is on Saturday morning, when the Friday-night grosses come in. As a director, you…

— Irwin Winkler

You want to give the director what they want, and you don't always know exactly how it goes, so you want to try it…

— Finn Wittrock

As a director myself, you want to have colleagues and collaborators that respect your authority as the director. I'm very comfortable with that, and…

— Roman Coppola

No one wants to hear from the producer. He's the guy by the pool with a cigar in his mouth and a couple of…

— Irwin Winkler

I never want to be a film director - I want to be a teacher.

— Rithy Panh

Having a good director is very important. It's crucial. When you do good work with a certain director, you want to work with them…

— Giles Matthey

Once you get the script, you then hope you can get the director that you want. Then you hope he can get the cast…

— Stan Lee

Certainly as a director you want to be working with people who are on the same page as you and that you can trust…

— Robert Eggers

My dream is to become a director. I want to direct a Hindi film.

— Dhanush

I feel like the world is dominated by such a small group of human beings. There are so many different kinds of people that…

— Amandla Stenberg

I don't want people saying, 'Should we get a female director?' I want to hear, 'Should we get a great director for this movie?'

— Angelina Jolie

As a writer and director, I want to know what is behind the good manners and soft voice. Who is inside the silhouette?

— Federico Fellini