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title: "20 Director Going Quotes by 19 authors"
description: "Browse 20 Director Going quotes by 19 authors. Discover the best Director Going sayings and thoughts."
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> [Live-action films are very much a director's medium, and that director is going to be a very strong voice, a stronger individual…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-menken/live-action-films-are-very-much-a-director-s-medium-and-that-director/)

[Alan Menken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-menken/)

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> [I have my pride. I'm a director. I'm not going to go and recreate some other director's vision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fede-alvarez/i-have-my-pride-i-m-a-director-i-m-not-going-to-go-and-recreate-some/)

[Fede Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/)

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> [I mean he's a very famous director... they're not going to put their... and he's very tough, he doesn't like interference at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-harwood/i-mean-he-s-a-very-famous-director-they-re-not-going-to-put-their-and/)

[Ronald Harwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-harwood/)

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> [The irony of a director going to film festivals is you never get to see any of the films.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hooper/the-irony-of-a-director-going-to-film-festivals-is-you-never-get-to/)

[Tom Hooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hooper/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b82/tom-hooper-11526_cinema_the-irony-of-a-director-going-to-film-fe_1264402.jpg)

> [If you are at odds with the director, neither one of you is going to get anywhere. You really do have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/if-you-are-at-odds-with-the-director-neither-one-of-you-is-going-to/)

[Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ec/julianne-moore-2166_able_if-you-are-at-odds-with-the-director-nei_2429915.jpg)

> [Some directors involve waiting, and if you want to work with that particular director you're going to have to hang around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hurt/some-directors-involve-waiting-and-if-you-want-to-work-with-that/)

[John Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hurt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d18/john-hurt-1669_directors_some-directors-involve-waiting-and-if-yo_1629927.png)

> [Actors aren't stupid, mostly, and if there's a sensibility and an aesthetic that a director's going for, if you're aware of that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-cumming/actors-aren-t-stupid-mostly-and-if-there-s-a-sensibility-and-an/)

[Alan Cumming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-cumming/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/183/alan-cumming-9179_actors_actors-aren-t-stupid-mostly-and-if-there_1621510.jpg)

> [If a film is being made by an intelligent director, they're going to cast the right guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-sturridge/if-a-film-is-being-made-by-an-intelligent-director-they-re-going-to/)

[Tom Sturridge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-sturridge/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1f/tom-sturridge-13634_being_if-a-film-is-being-made-by-an-intelligen_2287634.jpg)

> [When you start a new project and they say, "Your director is going to be Joe Blo," you're hoping that Joe Blo…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-short/when-you-start-a-new-project-and-they-say-your-director-is-going-to/)

[Martin Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-short/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d3/martin-short-9945_cinema_when-you-start-a-new-project-and-they-sa_2651104.jpg)

> [A lot of these roles that I feel like I've had some sort of impact, or that have had an effect on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elias-koteas/a-lot-of-these-roles-that-i-feel-like-i-ve-had-some-sort-of-impact-or/)

[Elias Koteas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elias-koteas/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c2/elias-koteas-48698_about_a-lot-of-these-roles-that-i-feel-like-i_919047.jpg)

> [There's no such thing as an actor giving positive criticism to a director. The minute you say 'Don't you think it would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-mullan/there-s-no-such-thing-as-an-actor-giving-positive-criticism-to-a/)

[Peter Mullan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-mullan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/570/peter-mullan-14139_actors_there-s-no-such-thing-as-an-actor-giving_545044.jpg)

> [Occasionally, I'll direct if there's something I feel strongly about. Having done it has whetted my appetite to do it again, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-r-jaffe/occasionally-i-ll-direct-if-there-s-something-i-feel-strongly-about/)

[Stanley R. Jaffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-r-jaffe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a38/stanley-r-jaffe-47669_about_occasionally-i-ll-direct-if-there-s-some_2040933.jpg)

> [Yeah, well I can't see a situation where I wouldn't at least re-write as a director something I was going to direct.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-monahan/yeah-well-i-can-t-see-a-situation-where-i-wouldn-t-at-least-re-write/)

[William Monahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-monahan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f9/william-monahan-3226_depends_yeah-well-i-can-t-see-a-situation-where_1047643.jpg)

> [I would love to get great performances from actors as a director, because that's what I'm always looking for, a director that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-eckhart/i-would-love-to-get-great-performances-from-actors-as-a-director/)

[Aaron Eckhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-eckhart/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08f/aaron-eckhart-11348_actors_i-would-love-to-get-great-performances-f_1860451.png)

> [I feel fortunate. I've really gotten to work with amazing talented people, and to learn from them, which is why I'm doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/armie-hammer/i-feel-fortunate-i-ve-really-gotten-to-work-with-amazing-talented/)

[Armie Hammer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/armie-hammer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e52/armie-hammer-19679_amazing-talent_i-feel-fortunate-i-ve-really-gotten-to-w_787129.jpg)

> [I think the first feature of any director is going to hold a special place in their heart. It's kind of like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-ozeki/i-think-the-first-feature-of-any-director-is-going-to-hold-a-special/)

[Nicholas Ozeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-ozeki/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26b/nicholas-ozeki-42625_cinema_i-think-the-first-feature-of-any-directo_1832582.jpg)

> [I'm always writing, but directing takes priority over everything, unless the acting is a job that lifts that whole brand. If I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noel-clarke/i-m-always-writing-but-directing-takes-priority-over-everything/)

[Noel Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noel-clarke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/048/noel-clarke-15355_acting_i-m-always-writing-but-directing-takes-p_1634476.jpg)

> [My job as an actor is to try to do what the director wants me to do. I'm going to do everything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/my-job-as-an-actor-is-to-try-to-do-what-the-director-wants-me-to-do-i/)

[Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/530/julianne-moore-2166_cinema_my-job-as-an-actor-is-to-try-to-do-what_2997748.jpg)

> [So you know when you were work on Man of Steel, in 10 years somebody is going to do the music for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zack-snyder/so-you-know-when-you-were-work-on-man-of-steel-in-10-years-somebody/)

[Zack Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zack-snyder/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2f/zack-snyder-7129_can-do_so-you-know-when-you-were-work-on-man-of_2735819.jpg)

> [If you're a theater director, you're not going to be prepared for the technical side. And if you're a technical director, you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neill-blomkamp/if-you-re-a-theater-director-you-re-not-going-to-be-prepared-for-the/)

[Neill Blomkamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neill-blomkamp/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e6/neill-blomkamp-8505_acting_if-you-re-a-theater-director-you-re-not_2804335.jpg)

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