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title: "34 Director Make Quotes by 33 authors"
description: "Browse 34 Director Make quotes by 33 authors. Discover the best Director Make sayings and thoughts."
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> [You have to have a great director to make a great movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thelma-schoonmaker/you-have-to-have-a-great-director-to-make-a-great-movie/)

[Thelma Schoonmaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thelma-schoonmaker/)

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> [Being a writer-director can sometimes make you incredibly blinkered.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-minghella/being-a-writer-director-can-sometimes-make-you-incredibly-blinkered/)

[Anthony Minghella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-minghella/)

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> [“A brick could be used in the back part of a director’s last name, to make an epic space odyssey. ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/a-brick-could-be-used-in-the-back-part-of-a-director-s-last-name-to/)

[Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/)

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> [Rohit Shetty is amazing as a director. He can make even a black African look pretty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rimi-sen/rohit-shetty-is-amazing-as-a-director-he-can-make-even-a-black/)

[Rimi Sen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rimi-sen/)

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> [I've seen what a difference a good director can make to an actor's performance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/soha-ali-khan/i-ve-seen-what-a-difference-a-good-director-can-make-to-an-actor-s/)

[Soha Ali Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/soha-ali-khan/)

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> [My logic says that you can make 50 films and still be a bad director, or make one film and be really good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arshad-warsi/my-logic-says-that-you-can-make-50-films-and-still-be-a-bad-director/)

[Arshad Warsi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arshad-warsi/)

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> [I always wanted to be a director. And I make films that I like.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dileesh-pothan/i-always-wanted-to-be-a-director-and-i-make-films-that-i-like/)

[Dileesh Pothan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dileesh-pothan/)

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> [My job as the director is to make that as authentic as I can and not to disturb the revelry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-hicks/my-job-as-the-director-is-to-make-that-as-authentic-as-i-can-and-not/)

[Scott Hicks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-hicks/)

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> [Every director, when they make a film, their souls speak. The kind of stories they choose to make, it shows their souls.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manisha-koirala/every-director-when-they-make-a-film-their-souls-speak-the-kind-of/)

[Manisha Koirala](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manisha-koirala/)

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> [Another mistake a director can make is not to be prepared, so you get there on the day to shoot the scene,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-macy/another-mistake-a-director-can-make-is-not-to-be-prepared-so-you-get/)

[William H. Macy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-macy/)

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> [It's depend of the communication, I think it's very important to let the director make his own vision of the character, not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xavier-gens/it-s-depend-of-the-communication-i-think-it-s-very-important-to-let/)

[Xavier Gens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xavier-gens/)

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> [If you create a movie that is only character driven, with a weak plot, then you - as a director, you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-espinosa/if-you-create-a-movie-that-is-only-character-driven-with-a-weak-plot/)

[Daniel Espinosa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-espinosa/)

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> [I always used to say, as a director, that I could make anybody good in a movie if you found the right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corbin-bernsen/i-always-used-to-say-as-a-director-that-i-could-make-anybody-good-in/)

[Corbin Bernsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corbin-bernsen/)

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> [The point of having a director is that they make the final decision; it's their point of view, they set the rhythm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-bale/the-point-of-having-a-director-is-that-they-make-the-final-decision/)

[Christian Bale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-bale/)

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> [Actors can make five movies a year. A director can make one movie, every two years. It's a whole different level of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-mcginty-nichol/actors-can-make-five-movies-a-year-a-director-can-make-one-movie/)

[Joseph McGinty Nichol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-mcginty-nichol/)

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> [A good project but a poor director will always make a mediocre film, but an average script and good director can make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kajol/a-good-project-but-a-poor-director-will-always-make-a-mediocre-film/)

[Kajol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kajol/)

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> [Every now and then I have to teach directing. The thing about the theatre is that the most important thing you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-daldry/every-now-and-then-i-have-to-teach-directing-the-thing-about-the/)

[Stephen Daldry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-daldry/)

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> [To me the only real star of the movie is the writer. And I work with writers very closely, from outline to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dino-de-laurentiis/to-me-the-only-real-star-of-the-movie-is-the-writer-and-i-work-with/)

[Dino De Laurentiis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dino-de-laurentiis/)

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> [The job of the director is to make certain that the film has one voice and a sense of a single vision,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-loach/the-job-of-the-director-is-to-make-certain-that-the-film-has-one/)

[Ken Loach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-loach/)

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> [And as a director, you make 1,000 decisions a day, mostly binary decisions: yes or no, this one or that one, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-reitman/and-as-a-director-you-make-1-000-decisions-a-day-mostly-binary/)

[Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-reitman/)

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> [With a good script a good director can produce a masterpiece; with the same script a mediocre director can make a passable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akira-kurosawa/with-a-good-script-a-good-director-can-produce-a-masterpiece-with-the/)

[Akira Kurosawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akira-kurosawa/)

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> [To be a great director, what does it mean exactly? It's not only about a great director, but also about being able…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabelle-huppert/to-be-a-great-director-what-does-it-mean-exactly-it-s-not-only-about/)

[Isabelle Huppert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabelle-huppert/)

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> [You want the film to be critically successful - you certainly want the film to be financially successful so that you can...well,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-kosinski/you-want-the-film-to-be-critically-successful-you-certainly-want-the/)

[Joseph Kosinski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-kosinski/)

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> [I’ve had unsatisfying experiences, but mostly it’s about communication, which is why I make an effort to talk to the director beforehand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-starr/i-ve-had-unsatisfying-experiences-but-mostly-it-s-about-communication/)

[Martin Starr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-starr/)

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> [I don't want the director to have to make any decisions except to say "action" and "cut."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pedro-almodovar/i-don-t-want-the-director-to-have-to-make-any-decisions-except-to-say/)

[Pedro Almodovar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pedro-almodovar/)

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> [I'm not a director to make an action or horror film. That's not for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-alexander/i-m-not-a-director-to-make-an-action-or-horror-film-that-s-not-for-me/)

[Jason Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-alexander/)

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> [If you have a smaller role, but if you work with a great director, they make it unforgettable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/udo-kier/if-you-have-a-smaller-role-but-if-you-work-with-a-great-director-they/)

[Udo Kier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/udo-kier/)

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> [With good content, a solid director can make a film without a superstar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nani/with-good-content-a-solid-director-can-make-a-film-without-a-superstar/)

[Nani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nani/)

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> [I think as a director you have to make it your own. It'd be a mistake to approach a project with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cheryl-hines/i-think-as-a-director-you-have-to-make-it-your-own-it-d-be-a-mistake/)

[Cheryl Hines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cheryl-hines/)

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> [The real trick for me as a director is to make sure that people don't start pushing because the harder you push…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-reitman/the-real-trick-for-me-as-a-director-is-to-make-sure-that-people-don-t/)

[Ivan Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-reitman/)

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> [“I’m the Director of Redundancy. I’m also the Director. I make love like I make love, and that is why I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/i-m-the-director-of-redundancy-i-m-also-the-director-i-make-love-like/)

[Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/)

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> [I think a director can make a play happen before your eyes so that you are part of it and it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-nichols/i-think-a-director-can-make-a-play-happen-before-your-eyes-so-that/)

[Mike Nichols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-nichols/)

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> [With a director it's all about the work; I'd work with a great director over - you know, I'm not the kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-rhys-meyers/with-a-director-it-s-all-about-the-work-i-d-work-with-a-great/)

[Jonathan Rhys Meyers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-rhys-meyers/)

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> [I think film and television - particularly film - you are very isolated as a writer. If you're lucky, you have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abi-morgan/i-think-film-and-television-particularly-film-you-are-very-isolated/)

[Abi Morgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abi-morgan/)

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