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title: "22 Director Makes Quotes by 21 authors"
description: "Browse 22 Director Makes quotes by 21 authors. Discover the best Director Makes sayings and thoughts."
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> [A good director makes a playground and allows you to play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-landau/a-good-director-makes-a-playground-and-allows-you-to-play/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e31/martin-landau-3492_cinema_a-good-director-makes-a-playground-and-a_166296.jpg)

> [When a director makes a mistake, people suffer. People suffer horribly sometimes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-macy/when-a-director-makes-a-mistake-people-suffer-people-suffer-horribly/)

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

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> [“A director makes only one movie in his life. Then he breaks it up and makes it again.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-renoir/a-director-makes-only-one-movie-in-his-life-then-he-breaks-it-up-and/)

[Jean Renoir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-renoir/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce3/jean-renoir-20967_cinema_a-director-makes-only-one-movie-in-his-l_59713.png)

> [I am not that kind of a director who makes two films per year.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivek-agnihotri/i-am-not-that-kind-of-a-director-who-makes-two-films-per-year/)

[Vivek Agnihotri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivek-agnihotri/)

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> [A Director Makes Only One Movie in His Life. Then He Breaks It Into Pieces and Makes It Again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-renoir/a-director-makes-only-one-movie-in-his-life-then-he-breaks-it-into/)

[Jean Renoir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-renoir/)

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> [A great director is someone who makes you feel like you're moving forward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-willard/a-great-director-is-someone-who-makes-you-feel-like-you-re-moving/)

[Fred Willard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-willard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7b/fred-willard-4425_cinema_a-great-director-is-someone-who-makes-yo_3145953.png)

> [OK, the director makes the movie. But some movies can't get made without someone like me in them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicholson/ok-the-director-makes-the-movie-but-some-movies-can-t-get-made/)

[Jack Nicholson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicholson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f9/jack-nicholson-1283_cinema_ok-the-director-makes-the-movie-but-some_3189915.jpg)

> [I had pictured myself as a filmmaker but I had never pictured myself as a director if that makes any sense at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cameron/i-had-pictured-myself-as-a-filmmaker-but-i-had-never-pictured-myself/)

[James Cameron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cameron/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2d/james-cameron-2754_cinema_i-had-pictured-myself-as-a-filmmaker-but_1523650.png)

> [As an actor, you want a director who makes you feel comfortable in a place that you can really create and try…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ansel-elgort/as-an-actor-you-want-a-director-who-makes-you-feel-comfortable-in-a/)

[Ansel Elgort](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ansel-elgort/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbf/ansel-elgort-14696_actor_as-an-actor-you-want-a-director-who-make_797646.jpg)

> [Well, it's so cheesy to say but you can't find a comedy director who makes movies for critics. When a movie does…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-phillips/well-it-s-so-cheesy-to-say-but-you-can-t-find-a-comedy-director-who/)

[Todd Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-phillips/)

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> [It's easier to go from theatre to film than the other way round. In film you're absolutely loved and cossetted and cared…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mckellen/it-s-easier-to-go-from-theatre-to-film-than-the-other-way-round-in/)

[Ian Mckellen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mckellen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7a/ian-mckellen-1396_absolutely_it-s-easier-to-go-from-theatre-to-film-t_3122010.jpg)

> [There was an interesting article in Los Angeles Magazine about women directors. A woman director makes one bad independent film and her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-wolf/there-was-an-interesting-article-in-los-angeles-magazine-about-women/)

[Dick Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-wolf/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3f/dick-wolf-17740_articles_there-was-an-interesting-article-in-los_25354.jpg)

> [For Mike Mills, I learned that having dance parties and crying with your cast does not make you a weak director, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greta-gerwig/for-mike-mills-i-learned-that-having-dance-parties-and-crying-with/)

[Greta Gerwig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greta-gerwig/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b75/greta-gerwig-2602_dance_for-mike-mills-i-learned-that-having-dan_1715865.jpg)

> [I may be a star in the South, but when I go to Bollywood, I am a clean slate, a white paper.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ram-charan/i-may-be-a-star-in-the-south-but-when-i-go-to-bollywood-i-am-a-clean/)

[Ram Charan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ram-charan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe4/ram-charan-5091_audience_i-may-be-a-star-in-the-south-but-when-i_2273747.jpg)

> [Tell me about one son of a famous director who makes films like his father? Why do you expect a student to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tinnu-anand/tell-me-about-one-son-of-a-famous-director-who-makes-films-like-his/)

[Tinnu Anand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tinnu-anand/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af6/tinnu-anand-22503_cinema_tell-me-about-one-son-of-a-famous-direct_1623943.jpg)

> [A director makes 100 decisions an hour. Students ask me how you know how to make the right decision, and I say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/a-director-makes-100-decisions-an-hour-students-ask-me-how-you-know/)

[George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/)

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> [I think one third of my work is with first-time directors because I think I should, you know? Really, the difference between…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-hauer/i-think-one-third-of-my-work-is-with-first-time-directors-because-i/)

[Rutger Hauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rutger-hauer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8b/rutger-hauer-19143_cinema_i-think-one-third-of-my-work-is-with-fir_2756718.jpg)

> [I think a very good movie director makes films to entertain people, but not to be considered like they were Cervantes, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesus-franco/i-think-a-very-good-movie-director-makes-films-to-entertain-people/)

[Jesus Franco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesus-franco/)

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> [The director makes the movie. The director has to have the story in their head, has to know the style of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-lovitz/the-director-makes-the-movie-the-director-has-to-have-the-story-in/)

[Jon Lovitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-lovitz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29e/jon-lovitz-16902_actors_the-director-makes-the-movie-the-directo_29291.jpg)

> [People seem to think that my movies are so carefully coordinated and arranged - and in a lot of ways, they are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-anderson/people-seem-to-think-that-my-movies-are-so-carefully-coordinated-and/)

[Wes Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-anderson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c3/wes-anderson-9598_choices_people-seem-to-think-that-my-movies-are_2701271.jpg)

> [In a movie, you're raw material, just a hue of some color and the director makes the painting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viggo-mortensen/in-a-movie-you-re-raw-material-just-a-hue-of-some-color-and-the/)

[Viggo Mortensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viggo-mortensen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de2/viggo-mortensen-1554_cinema_in-a-movie-you-re-raw-material-just-a-hu_222547.jpg)

> [If films could run because of performances, everybody's films would do well. It is the director who makes the film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharmila-tagore/if-films-could-run-because-of-performances-everybody-s-films-would-do/)

[Sharmila Tagore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharmila-tagore/)

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