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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-hauer/it-doesn-t-matter-who-s-directing-or-who-s-doing-the-movie-there-are/)

[Rutger Hauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rutger-hauer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1c/rutger-hauer-19143_audience_it-doesn-t-matter-who-s-directing-or-who_52318.jpg)

> [Well, directing is doing the key drawings, not the key animation, mind you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-jones/well-directing-is-doing-the-key-drawings-not-the-key-animation-mind/)

[Chuck Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-jones/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79f/chuck-jones-9878_animation_well-directing-is-doing-the-key-drawings_220344.jpg)

> [When you're the guy behind the camera, you're aware of the reasons for the compromises or the changes that get made. As…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/casey-affleck/when-you-re-the-guy-behind-the-camera-you-re-aware-of-the-reasons-for/)

[Casey Affleck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/casey-affleck/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a34/casey-affleck-3849_actors_when-you-re-the-guy-behind-the-camera-yo_598368.jpg)

> [Being a doctor has taught me a lot about directing. You're doing the same thing: You're reconstructing the manifold of behavior to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-miller/being-a-doctor-has-taught-me-a-lot-about-directing-you-re-doing-the/)

[Jonathan Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-miller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b7/jonathan-miller-21525_directing_being-a-doctor-has-taught-me-a-lot-about_698137.jpg)

> [Most TV shows are writing the next episode while you're directing the one you're doing, and they're trying to figure out what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-graves/most-tv-shows-are-writing-the-next-episode-while-you-re-directing-the/)

[Alex Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-graves/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffe/alex-graves-21348_directing_most-tv-shows-are-writing-the-next-episo_3166594.jpg)

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