Director Quotes · Page 25

For me it was more than passion... it was more like an obsession to become a director.

— Aishwarya R. Dhanush

Schepisi is the sort of director who could, would, and frequently did phone me whenever he came across a textual problem.

— Tom Stoppard

Ultimately when I throw myself behind a movie, I have to really believe in that director's vision.

— Christine Vachon

You never know as a director what other directors do. Because you don't get to see what they do.

— Leonardo DiCaprio

I'm getting my respect as a video director. The fashion industry respects me and knows who I am.

— ASAP Rocky

If I think the role is worth it and the director is someone I hold in high regard, I have no hassles.…

— Pooja Batra

After listening to several scripts, I zeroed in on director Hanu Raghavapudi's script and that's how 'Lie' happened.

— Nithiin

I have plans of becoming a director soon. I just finished my script. I don't know when I'll direct the film. It…

— Arvind Swami

Interestingly, 'October Sky' is an anagram of 'Rocket Boys', the same letters just moved around. This was discovered by director Joe Johnston…

— Homer Hickam

I really value the skill and sensitivity of my collaborators, and I am really interested in - perhaps more so than if…

— Niki Caro

When a relationship with a director is really working, you have the same idea at the same time. You go, 'Look, this…

— Felicity Jones

While working on the Obama campaign as the southern political director, I had become used to long hours and the incredibly fast-paced…

— Karine Jean-Pierre

As an actor, I had the most power than I've ever had before, because I was able to create and arc and…

— Esme Creed-Miles

The nature of the beast is that film is a director's medium. It's not a Tracy Letts play, it's a John Wells…

— Tracy Letts

No one wants to hear from the producer. He's the guy by the pool with a cigar in his mouth and a…

— Irwin Winkler

Actors have seven tracks going in their minds: They've got all the research they've done for the part, then they have whatever…

— Tobin Bell

As an actor, you want a director who makes you feel comfortable in a place that you can really create and try…

— Ansel Elgort

Finalising an actress is the job of the producer and director. It usually happens only after they are ready with a story.

— Dutee Chand

I'm a director, but I gotta have the hair, the makeup and the heels. My mother would be appalled if I didn't…

— Nicole Holofcener

I've found that the more experts you have on a movie, the less control the director has.

— John Frankenheimer

You see, I believe a producer's job today is as important as that of a director.

— Suniel Shetty

The last thing a director needs is an actress who feels an ownership towards a particular character.

— Romola Garai

My obligation is to disclose companies in which I'm an officer, a director, or an investor.

— Wilbur Ross

Every director works differently but one thing's important: they must have a vision. If they don't have a vision I don't care…

— Kurt Russell

I learn a lot as a director from acting in other people's films and just in general.

— Joe Swanberg

An actor finds things in the moment with a director and other actors that you don't have time to hand-draw or animate…

— Andy Serkis

This whole quest to win the 2019 World Cup, that was my job when I was director of England cricket.

— Andrew Strauss

I'm very instinctive when I choose my roles, and usually, the number one thing has to be the director.

— Clare-Hope Ashitey

If someone, a director, tries to tell me the way to do something, I'm not good at adapting. I need time to…

— Anne Reid

My father was a television director, and I always knew I wanted to be in the industry, but I had thought my…

— Philip Glenister

In Kurdistan, there's a lot of hardship - a lot of wars, a lot of bitter and difficult lifestyles. And witnessing all…

— Bahman Ghobadi

I think that it helps that I have acted. That said, it doesn't mean you're going to be a good director.

— Valeria Golino

I did a film called 'Nightfall,' based on Isaac Asimov life, which was directed by an American director. However it was a…

— Ashish Vidyarthi

You can do 12 great takes, but if the director is no good, he'll end up picking the wrong one.

— Martin Short

“Kenji Mizoguchi is to the cinema what Bach is to music, Cervantes is to literature, Shakespeare is to theatre, Titian is to…

— Jean Douchet

Honestly, as a director, at least for me, if I start doing the same thing over and over again, I'm going to…

— Chris Columbus

My dad was a low budget film director. I grew up as a kid making movies, based on the love of seeing…

— Robert Stromberg

The director's very important to me, particularly when the director has a recognizable style.

— Willem Dafoe

What you do is get the right director and the right screenwriter and the right cast. It's a fantastic job.

— Robbie Coltrane

What a good actor brings to a script is something, sometimes, even directors can't imagine. The director should always have the last…

— Zoya Akhtar