I had no plans to be a director.

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

The director is the ultimate creative arbiter of what's going to happen. And as a director myself, you really appreciate collaborating with people who…

— Roman Coppola

“Even lizard + baby can be director.”

— Robert Robert

In acting, you are fulfilled if you give justice to your role... if you are able to do a credible performance and touch the…

— Timothy Hutton

As a director who loves the camera you learn a lot.

— Alfonso Gomez-Rejon

If I really want to do something, I'll go in and do whatever the director feels that he needs me to do.

— Michelle Pfeiffer

The lack of women directors is a sad fact of life. Kathryn Bigelow's thrilling Best Director win may help turn things around.

— Lynda Obst

When you work with a great director, you realise you are far from being a director.

— Barkhad Abdi

I need to gain a lot more experience. I think so much of being a director, other than the technical aspect and the artistry…

— Josh Peck

The most important thing for a director is being able to communicate.

— Kevin Hart

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

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

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

— Taylor Hackford

It doesn't matter who's directing, or who's doing the movie; there are a ton of things that can go wrong, and they do all…

— Rutger Hauer