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title: "5 Director Creates Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [Film’s thought of as a director’s medium because the director creates the end product that appears on the screen. It’s that stupid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-wilder/film-s-thought-of-as-a-director-s-medium-because-the-director-creates/)

[Billy Wilder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-wilder/)

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> [A good director creates an environment, which gives the actor the encouragement to fly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-bacon/a-good-director-creates-an-environment-which-gives-the-actor-the/)

[Kevin Bacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-bacon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/155/kevin-bacon-2641_cinema_a-good-director-creates-an-environment-w_790896.png)

> [Any good director creates a playground. That's what they do. They hire the right actor, open the door and let them play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-landau/any-good-director-creates-a-playground-that-s-what-they-do-they-hire/)

[Martin Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-landau/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/519/martin-landau-3492_acting_any-good-director-creates-a-playground-t_995494.jpg)

> [A good director creates a playground for actors, and lets them go. The trick for a good director is in casting properly,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-landau/a-good-director-creates-a-playground-for-actors-and-lets-them-go-the/)

[Martin Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-landau/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28e/martin-landau-3492_action_a-good-director-creates-a-playground-for_1135825.jpg)

> [You have to get it in your brain that you don't belong to yourself as an actor, but that you belong to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-parillaud/you-have-to-get-it-in-your-brain-that-you-don-t-belong-to-yourself-as/)

[Anne Parillaud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-parillaud/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cf/anne-parillaud-40824_actor_you-have-to-get-it-in-your-brain-that-yo_1275435.png)

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