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title: "7 Directing Play Quotes by 7 authors"
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> [I don't get nervous when I'm directing a play. It's not like acting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-seymour-hoffman/i-don-t-get-nervous-when-i-m-directing-a-play-it-s-not-like-acting/)

[Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-seymour-hoffman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c21/philip-seymour-hoffman-2704_acting_i-don-t-get-nervous-when-i-m-directing-a_31418.jpg)

> [Every director is always directing around the play. If you have an actor who really doesn't get the character well enough, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nilo-cruz/every-director-is-always-directing-around-the-play-if-you-have-an/)

[Nilo Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nilo-cruz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b61/nilo-cruz-36320_character_every-director-is-always-directing-aroun_1028556.jpg)

> [I think directing is part play, part work, not just all work, because I think you always have to play. I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-forster/i-think-directing-is-part-play-part-work-not-just-all-work-because-i/)

[Marc Forster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-forster/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/120/marc-forster-20479_art-work_i-think-directing-is-part-play-part-work_1469626.jpg)

> [ It was really interesting to be editing the film \[Trust\] in New York and directing the play in Chicago, and one definitely… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-schwimmer/it-was-really-interesting-to-be-editing-the-film-trust-in-new-york/)

[David Schwimmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-schwimmer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c90/david-schwimmer-8353_chicago_it-was-really-interesting-to-be-editing_1664516.jpg)

> [Given a choice, I prefer directing a play to a film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naseeruddin-shah/given-a-choice-i-prefer-directing-a-play-to-a-film/)

[Naseeruddin Shah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naseeruddin-shah/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7c/naseeruddin-shah-5603_choice_given-a-choice-i-prefer-directing-a-play_2311979.jpg)

> [I would consider directing. I think directing myself would be tough, but I'm definitely interested in directing. I might start off directing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-reilly/i-would-consider-directing-i-think-directing-myself-would-be-tough/)

[John C. Reilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-reilly/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce5/john-c-reilly-3317_before_i-would-consider-directing-i-think-direc_2518407.png)

> [Directing an opera is similar to directing a play. The singing must not get in the way of the drama.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-beresford/directing-an-opera-is-similar-to-directing-a-play-the-singing-must/)

[Bruce Beresford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-beresford/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a6/bruce-beresford-21063_directing_directing-an-opera-is-similar-to-directi_2779550.jpg)

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