I felt that all of us working on our remake of '13…

I wanted to make '13 Assassins' in the old manner, to use old techniques and not to rely on modern-day ones such as CGI,…

— Takashi Miike

In '13 Assassins' the biggest challenge was that action period films, for budget reasons and because of the age of the actors involved, are…

— Takashi Miike

Maybe '13 Assassins' is the mortal agony and death rattle of a Japanese film industry that has abandoned its creative talent.

— Takashi Miike

The position of an assistant director in Japan is a handyman who does everything if necessary. They must overcome the unreasonable demands of hard-hearted…

— Takashi Miike

Originally, I was an assistant director. For many people in that role, becoming a director is the ultimate goal. But, in my case, that…

— Takashi Miike

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

There was always a part of me that wanted to be an old-time director. But I couldn't do that. I'm not a pro.

— Martin Scorsese

I've always wanted to be a director; it's just how my mind has always worked. If I hear music, I see music videos and…

— Noel Wells

I'm publicist, patron of nine charities, creative director, food consultant, recipe developer - and mum.

— Jack Monroe

During script narrations, if I feel the screenplay mood jumping abruptly, I tell the director, and they work on it.

— Vijay Sethupathi

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

— Taylor Hackford

When I was playing piano, it was like, 'I'm going to write a song using all the white keys.' My music director, who knew…

— John Tesh

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

Professionally speaking, the proudest moment was when I booked the 'Human Stain.' I knew it had Nicole Kidman, Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris and Gary…

— Wentworth Miller

You have to have a great director to make a great movie.

— Thelma Schoonmaker