Becoming Quote by Aaron Brookner

“What made this particularly interesting is that John Howard is by far the dullest man in Australia. Imagine a very committed funeral home director…

— Bill Bryson

And there was a very famous man called Michael Powell, who probably is the greatest director all round, except possibly a couple of men.

— Patrick Macnee

I got a chance to work with so many stalwarts from British cinema. Judi Dench, of course, who is a legend. Then there was…

— Ali Fazal

Lloyd Richards is another director who was like that, who was a teacher.

— Viola Davis

The director, of course, was Bob Fosse. But again, I worked with my father to prepare for the role.

— Liza Minnelli

Tony Scott was one of the best directors Ive ever worked with, and I was devastated when I heard about his death. He was…

— Christian Slater

William Castle and Alfred Hitchcock were the first director-personalities. Before then, nobody in America knew what a director was.

— John Waters

Think of Frank Capra and Preston Sturges. They used the same actors over and over again.

— Matthew Modine

When Howard Marks came out of prison, years later, I met him at a concert in South Wales; I was a young whippersnapper and…

— Rhys Ifans

The regular guy still relates to him and Howard is a $500 million guy now who dates a model and drives about in a…

— Artie Lange

Tony Scott was one of the best directors I've ever worked with, and I was devastated when I heard about his death. He was…

— Christian Slater

I think a lot of theater actors that were great, like Walken or Glenn Close, later became film actors.

— Sam Rockwell