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title: "8 Big Directors Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [I work with big directors. I work with good actors. I act in female-centric films. And I do all this without ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-jeremiah/i-work-with-big-directors-i-work-with-good-actors-i-act-in-female/)

[Andrea Jeremiah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-jeremiah/)

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> [I studied cinema at the university so I had a very classical approach to it. I studied all those silent films, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gaspard-ulliel/i-studied-cinema-at-the-university-so-i-had-a-very-classical-approach/)

[Gaspard Ulliel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gaspard-ulliel/)

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> [There are the obstacles of your position as an actor, not being a commodity enough to be hired by the big directors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrien-brody/there-are-the-obstacles-of-your-position-as-an-actor-not-being-a/)

[Adrien Brody](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrien-brody/)

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> [The similarity between the big directors I've worked with is that they allow the writer to find a way of doing what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-zaillian/the-similarity-between-the-big-directors-i-ve-worked-with-is-that/)

[Steven Zaillian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-zaillian/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e46/steven-zaillian-43283_bigs_the-similarity-between-the-big-directors_1588607.png)

> [If things are destined to happen, big directors will notice me and work will come my way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sana-khan/if-things-are-destined-to-happen-big-directors-will-notice-me-and/)

[Sana Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sana-khan/)

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> [I'm proud of the fact that I've taken a lot of big directors, such as Trevor Nunn and Nick Hytner, who were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cameron-mackintosh/i-m-proud-of-the-fact-that-i-ve-taken-a-lot-of-big-directors-such-as/)

[Cameron Mackintosh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cameron-mackintosh/)

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> [Acting is always more fun for me.I love being a part of a story, I love collaborating, I love working with different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-krasinski/acting-is-always-more-fun-for-me-i-love-being-a-part-of-a-story-i/)

[John Krasinski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-krasinski/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/207/john-krasinski-4756_acting_acting-is-always-more-fun-for-me-i-love_2476473.jpg)

> [Any filmmaker, big directors, and I'm not dropping any names - I actually have couple names I want to say, but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-wiseau/any-filmmaker-big-directors-and-i-m-not-dropping-any-names-i-actually/)

[Tommy Wiseau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-wiseau/)

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