Director Quotes · Page 26

A lot of what I think I do as a director is try to give everything over to the actor. So I…

— Ira Sachs

You can't be minimalist as a director until you have acquired the experience and confidence to say no.

— Richard Eyre

If the director has clarity of thought and vision, you are bound to just go ahead and do what he wants to…

— Manoj Bajpayee

I began my work as director of the Arab American Association of New York in the wake of the horrific attacks of 9/11.

— Linda Sarsour

Being able to communicate what your vision is clearly and with specificity is the most important thing a director can do.

— David Slade

I've always been a big fan of Anjali Menon as a director and have watched most of her films, too.

— Rana Daggubati

I'll give the director what he wants, but please explain the requirement. If it reaches me, then there's communication.

— Vijay Sethupathi

I can't act. I simply must be myself, do the things that seem natural to me. When I get with a director…

— George Raft

'Drive' came to me because the casting director knew my manager and called and said, 'You've always talked to me about Albert…

— Albert Brooks

My process is very disempowering to the director anyway, so it's essential that you be respectful. Once we've sort of found the…

— David Milch

One thing that I have learnt from many senior actors is that you can never take anything for granted. Whether one is…

— Sidharth Malhotra

It's the reality: film is a director's medium, and, ultimately, they are the ones that are in charge, and you have to…

— Dan Gilroy

As a director, my job is, and always has been, divided into a number of things: dealing with the crew, the money…

— Mike Nichols

Listen, I'm 41 years old. I've got two kids. I've got a career. The last thing I need to be doing is…

— Michael Rapaport

As an actor, I do not come with preconceived notions. I am like clay that can be moulded or like a sponge…

— Tamannaah

It's not like every director in every movie is seeking me out by any means, there are a lot of things I'm…

— John Hawkes

I won't work with an unknown banner or director. I want to work with good, known people so my efforts can be…

— Gurmeet Choudhary

Working with Ram Gopal Varma is a great experience. He is such a wonderful director and no other director gives freedom to…

— Tejaswi Madivada

I moved to MIT from Stanford in 1984 to teach, and became the founding director of MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab.

— Rodney Brooks

I am proud of the fact that I am the first South Indian director who has been accepted by Bollywood wholeheartedly.

— Priyadarshan

As a director, everyone has their dream and they want to approach their film a certain way.

— Raghava Lawrence

I can tell you that from the director's chair, young actors love to be challenged, to be given killer lines that take…

— Mark Waters

My job as the director is to make that as authentic as I can and not to disturb the revelry.

— Scott Hicks

Alex Zamm is probably the most talented director I've ever worked with. He is so good at working with actors and crew…

— Jen Lilley

Sometimes a great director will do a bad job and an okay director will do a great job. You never know.

— Ronald Meyer

When I'm playing as an actor, I don't want to interfere at all with the director. I'm just an actor. I'm totally…

— Jordi Molla

When you come to the set, and are aware of the limitations of the script or the director, don't expect the pigs…

— Sharmila Tagore

When you take on an acting or dancing role, you have to trust your director, and in some ways there is freedom…

— Craig Revel Horwood

When I make films, I work with Mike Leigh, who's the most prolific director in England.

— Lesley Manville

Accept it or not, every star, actor, and director wants to work on larger-than-life films.

— Ram Charan

In a play, the director is God, and I'm a great arguer. Rather boringly so, I think, about trying different things.

— Felicity Kendal

When I was 27, I won an honorable mention in a scriptwriting contest and got a television job as an assistant director.

— Hirokazu Kore-eda

Thierry could be anything he likes - a coach, a director or maybe president of Arsenal.

— Joan Laporta

After 'Ra.One,' 'Cash,' 'Tum Bin 2' did not work, I almost lost my confidence as a director.

— Anubhav Sinha

If everybody had 100% record of hits and flops, there would have been no surprises. There's not one director with 100% success rate.

— Barun Sobti

I must say, I am a 10,000-times better director because I am in therapy. I'm serious. I can understand more the actors.…

— Denis Villeneuve

For many years, my favorite director has been the Japanese giant Akira Kurosawa.

— Henry Rollins

I started as an actor. I started directing because Steppenwolf needed another strong director.

— Gary Sinise

Directors are our teachers, and I'm always craving to work with a great director. They're pretty much the first thing that interests…

— Naomi Watts

Short films really helped me develop as a story teller, animator, and as a director.

— John Lasseter