The first movie I was when I was around 16 or 17. It was a hard-core drama, artistic movie. I had never… — Shira Haas Copy Share Image
On some level, some of the challenges end up being similar, which is when you have a very emotional scene to shoot.… — Miriam Shor Copy Share Image
A director's job is to make something happen and it doesn't happen by itself. So you wheedle, you cajole, you flatter people,… — James Cameron Copy Share Image
It all has to do with the director, the captain of the ship. He sets the pace, the mood. If the director… — Eva Marie Saint Copy Share Image
My wife, Jill, and I have an incredibly close working relationship, and an incredibly happy married one. We met through work. I… — Anthony Horowitz Copy Share Image
I remember years ago I was an extra, just an extra, and instead of asking me to move - he was a… — Ray Winstone Copy Share Image
I'm not a huge kind of visual director. For me, it's all about the acting. There's no greater buzz than working with… — Peter Mullan Copy Share Image
My grandad was the most wonderful man. He was a bit like me. He was basically a country bumpkin but he did… — Chris Tarrant Copy Share Image
In a normal movie, the director controls what you look at. The shots don't last very long because you're getting the audience… — Greg MacGillivray Copy Share Image
For a while, I thought, maybe I should direct, until I got to New York and saw the stupidity of that idea.… — Linda Hunt Copy Share Image
All directors have their strengths and weaknesses, as all actors have, and all artists. What you try to do is complete the… — Stellan Skarsgard Copy Share Image
If I get lucky and I can choose, I would always choose a really good story and screenplay, even if I don't… — Ayelet Zurer Copy Share Image
Establishing what the vision is and being able to stick to it is the job, and everyone should be on the same… — Thomas Jane Copy Share Image
I love nothing better than to get all the nuts and bolts out of the way - show up on time, with… — Jane Elliot Copy Share Image
The way a Dibakar Banerjee conceptualizes a film is different from a David Dhawan! I've worked with both, since as an actor… — Ranvir Shorey Copy Share Image
I stayed at 'Cosmo' well beyond my internship, moving up the ranks over some 15 years to become books editor, then brand… — John Searles Copy Share Image
I love working with new directors. There's so much drive and effort. It still comes down to the character for me, but… — Pauley Perrette Copy Share Image
Bollywood looks only at the box office numbers. If the film earns money, it is usually because of the hero and the… — Jaya Prada Copy Share Image
I was creating characters early. People didn't beat me up. I scared them. I hated authority. I could also get people to… — John Waters Copy Share Image
After 'Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai,' 'Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hai' and 'Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai,' my presence as a director… — Satish Kaushik Copy Share Image
The director calmed me down and told me I was being too hard on myself. He went on to say that I… — Dwight Schultz Copy Share Image
I grew up in Bellport, Long Island where I attended Gateway Acting School and met Robin Allan. She was the school's director… — Brendan Dooling Copy Share Image
[The director] has to, I feel, be one step back, not only from cinema, but also from politics and all these issues… — Sergio Leone Copy Share Image
I want to try and be as involved in the art of filmmaking as possible. I feel that the only way to… — Joe Swanberg Copy Share Image
I think a director is hugely responsible for the fate of a film, so if it does well, he should be appreciated.… — Diljit Dosanjh Copy Share Image
Certainly there is a lot of collaboration, but there is also a lot of clarity that has to be had in the… — David Slade Copy Share Image
I read that John Hughes script for 'Mr. Mom,' and I thought, 'This guy is a funny writer.' I went: 'You ought… — Michael Keaton Copy Share Image
I often compare putting a hotel together to old-time movie production. You come up with a story line, you hire the writer,… — Andre Balazs Copy Share Image
Usually when you meet with a director, just meeting them after you've seen something you're interested in, they say, "Oh I'd love… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
I think there's a time and a place, but not everything has to be redone or remade. Because then you're missing out… — Da'Vine Joy Randolph Copy Share Image
I don't care how big a director is; if I hear that he's miserable to work with, I'm not going to do… — Kiersey Clemons Copy Share Image
As a director, your job can range from having to lean on someone to get a performance out of them, to someone… — Shane Meadows Copy Share Image
That suspension of disbelief that's required as an actor to live truthfully in imaginary circumstances is different to what needs to happen… — Alex O'Loughlin Copy Share Image
I thought a director was like a pillow who sat under the writer, supporting them and submitting to their vision. It took… — John Tiffany Copy Share Image
We've been working for four years on a musical called 'Annette' and we met the French director Leos Carax at the Cannes… — Russell Mael Copy Share Image
When a subject pops into a director's head, you either fit in there somewhere, or you don't. An actor is only who… — Charlotte Rampling Copy Share Image
You've got to have confidence and trust in your cast. You have to have confidence and trust in your director, in your… — Reid Scott Copy Share Image
Realistically, it's the great truism that screenwriters are fungible, that at the end of the day a studio is not going to… — John Logan Copy Share Image
If you start doing a television or a film job and you suddenly think it's a mistake - the director's horrible or… — Lesley Sharp Copy Share Image
There's nobody who loves being around actors working more than David Mamet, especially actors bringing his tremendous dialogue to life. I've never… — Clark Gregg Copy Share Image
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