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title: "2 Director Mean Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [I didn't know I was a good director, and I mean that sincerely. I had done a film a long time ago called 'Cold Around the Heart.' Nobody saw it, and it didn't turn out the way I wanted to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ridley/i-didn-t-know-i-was-a-good-director-and-i-mean-that-sincerely-i-had/)

[John Ridley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ridley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d46/john-ridley-4100_around_i-didn-t-know-i-was-a-good-director-and_287817.jpg)

> [Being a director it's mean - digging deep in yourself as well. I think the deeper I understood the material and the script and the themes and the characters, I felt the more confident I was and the more I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denise-di-novi/being-a-director-it-s-mean-digging-deep-in-yourself-as-well-i-think/)

[Denise Di Novi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denise-di-novi/)

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