I'm a writer and director, and I like to do that, but for some reason, it's become part of the industry and… — Jean-Marc Vallee Copy Share Image
In Washington, there are jobs that have official titles: chief of staff, campaign manager, director of communications. Then there are all these… — Gary Cole Copy Share Image
I started out doing commercials, like Diet Coke and Pizza Hut. And I started to find there was a different life for… — Marvin Hagler Copy Share Image
Of course there are some actors that are better than others and performances that are better than others, but they're always embedded… — James Franco Copy Share Image
I can't tell you how disheartening it is to be told to go home because the director is filming you from behind… — Andrea Riseborough Copy Share Image
Use people whom you're excited by and who share your excitement... The ideal collaboration is one in which the actor and director… — James Toback Copy Share Image
I see only one requirement you have to have to be a director or any kind of artist: rhythm. Rhythm, for me,… — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share Image
One of the things I wanted to do was direct. There've been a couple of times that a director will walk up… — Justin Hartley Copy Share Image
When a director shifts gears as often as does Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, the man behind the emotionally rich debut film 'Amores Perros,'… — Elvis Mitchell Copy Share Image
I didn't really realize I was a woman director until I walked onto the set at Pinewood Studios when I did 'Mamma… — Phyllida Lloyd Copy Share Image
It's a morality film, and it poses the question 'What would you do?' I took it very seriously, just as the director… — Kevin Williamson Copy Share Image
I was an actor as a kid in Boston. Then I went to art school with Brice Marden, the Massachusetts College of… — Arne Glimcher Copy Share Image
As a director, you have to know what actors are doing. You're the one telling them what to do. The actors' job… — Eli Roth Copy Share Image
For me, once you do a job as an actor then it's the director, producer and editor's job to decide what is… — Jackky Bhagnani Copy Share Image
I feel very lucky to have grown up with such a smart, kind, incredible woman and director as my role model going… — Molly Gordon Copy Share Image
When I do the roles, when I'm in the room and auditioning, I'll ask the director if they're cool with me adding… — Ben Schwartz Copy Share Image
As a director the first level of management is people. You have to deal with about 100 creative egos and make sure… — Zoya Akhtar Copy Share Image
There are so many effects and so many things that are done digitally now that it's so hard for the director to… — John Frankenheimer Copy Share Image
When you agree to work with a filmmaker, it's important that you accept their world. It's an adventure. I like that. I… — Tahar Rahim Copy Share Image
As an actor, you do feel very powerless... you are at the whim of the agent who submits you for a project,… — Donna Lynne Champlin Copy Share Image
Although the Academy prefers their Best Pictures grounded in realism, not fantasy, Lee's 'Life of Pi' win proved that the voters understand… — Richard Corliss Copy Share Image
Rehearsals are set up so that you find out all the nuances about your character. You never want to beat yourself up.… — Djimon Hounsou Copy Share Image
If a script comes together, and you end up liking the people who are part of it, that's when you can make… — Alexa Vega Copy Share Image
As a director, you try to do things that are going to touch the human experience somehow, and emotions that mean something… — Catherine Hardwicke Copy Share Image
There was a time when I desperately wanted to be part of a Yash Chopra film, not because he was a great… — Katrina Kaif Copy Share Image
I've worked with Len Wiseman before, on the 'Underworld' series, in which I was a vampire. The first two of those were… — Bill Nighy Copy Share Image
I have an association that director means total authority. Director means they will never let you down. Director means just trust them… — Bryce Dallas Howard Copy Share Image
I work independently of the director, and to some extent, that's actually a big relief to them. When I come to them… — James Newton Howard Copy Share Image
I had a director who told me a story about a fan who had commented on how nice it was to see… — Will Estes Copy Share Image
Despite being such a brilliant director, Hansal Mehta is a simple and down to earth man. He is very sorted and driven… — Pratik Gandhi Copy Share Image
My debut film was not safe at all. I was surprised when my director Abhishek Kapoor called me for the film. We… — Prachi Desai Copy Share Image
Usually, I don't want to sit down and listen to the director gas on about his movie. I just can't actually imagine… — Joel Coen Copy Share Image
For me, you have to do as much work as you can beforehand and, once you get on stage or set, throw… — Brian Gleeson Copy Share Image
I think that as a director, especially when it comes to writing the script, which I also do, and I'm also the… — Jiang Wen Copy Share Image
I don't say, 'Francis Ford Coppola, what a wonderful Italian-American director.' I judge him based on his film, his craft, his art.… — Bill Duke Copy Share Image
In some instances, I would say the writer does deserve equal billing with the director. In other instances the director - especially… — Mark Romanek Copy Share Image
I try to choose characters that are very different; I think I have succeeded in that. A big role or a small… — Nithya Menen Copy Share Image
Sometimes jobs are jobs, and when you guest star on television, you're also working with a guest director. You're the new kid… — Robert Englund Copy Share Image
Every film you work on is different, and that's part of what it's like for anybody who works on a film, is… — James Spader Copy Share Image
Sometime ago, I went for a film festival in San Francisco and that's where I met film director Warren Foster and actors… — Babu Antony Copy Share Image