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title: "36 Director Medium Quotes by 35 authors"
description: "Browse 36 Director Medium quotes by 35 authors. Discover the best Director Medium sayings and thoughts."
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> [I believe acting is a director's medium completely.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harshvardhan-kapoor/i-believe-acting-is-a-director-s-medium-completely/)

[Harshvardhan Kapoor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harshvardhan-kapoor/)

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> [TV is more the director's medium. You can be edited right out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/tv-is-more-the-director-s-medium-you-can-be-edited-right-out/)

[Leslie Uggams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-uggams/)

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> [A film is the director's medium. The theater is an actor's.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-jackman/a-film-is-the-director-s-medium-the-theater-is-an-actor-s/)

[Hugh Jackman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-jackman/)

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> [Television is a director's medium.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-coogan/television-is-a-director-s-medium/)

[Jackie Coogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-coogan/)

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> [Film's a director's medium. Stage an actor's medium.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-jordan/film-s-a-director-s-medium-stage-an-actor-s-medium/)

[Leslie Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-jordan/)

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> [I view filmmaking as a director's medium.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-franco/i-view-filmmaking-as-a-director-s-medium/)

[James Franco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-franco/)

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> [Movie making is really, it's a director's medium, it's not even so much an actor's medium.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-romijn/movie-making-is-really-it-s-a-director-s-medium-it-s-not-even-so-much/)

[Rebecca Romijn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-romijn/)

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> [Movies are certainly a director's medium, so getting the opportunity to work with really good directors is everything to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-owen/movies-are-certainly-a-director-s-medium-so-getting-the-opportunity/)

[Clive Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-owen/)

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> [I think theatre is an actor's medium, while cinema is a director's medium.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manoj-bajpayee/i-think-theatre-is-an-actor-s-medium-while-cinema-is-a-director-s/)

[Manoj Bajpayee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manoj-bajpayee/)

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> [I think film and television are really a director's medium, whereas theatre is the actor's medium.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-eccleston/i-think-film-and-television-are-really-a-director-s-medium-whereas/)

[Christopher Eccleston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-eccleston/)

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> [Films are a director's medium. We're all stemming from the director.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-franco/films-are-a-director-s-medium-we-re-all-stemming-from-the-director/)

[Dave Franco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-franco/)

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> [Cinema is a director's medium; it's his story and his vision. If it's a good story, people will connect to it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vicky-kaushal/cinema-is-a-director-s-medium-it-s-his-story-and-his-vision-if-it-s-a/)

[Vicky Kaushal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vicky-kaushal/)

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> [I am a director's actor. It is a director's medium, definitely. That doesn't mean I stop using my head.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/padmapriya-janakiraman/i-am-a-director-s-actor-it-is-a-director-s-medium-definitely-that/)

[Padmapriya Janakiraman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/padmapriya-janakiraman/)

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> [They say that theater is the actor's medium, television is the writer's medium and film is the director's medium, and it's really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-hunnam/they-say-that-theater-is-the-actor-s-medium-television-is-the-writer/)

[Charlie Hunnam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-hunnam/)

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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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> [It's the reality: film is a director's medium, and, ultimately, they are the ones that are in charge, and you have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-gilroy/it-s-the-reality-film-is-a-director-s-medium-and-ultimately-they-are/)

[Dan Gilroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-gilroy/)

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> [I think film is a director's medium and the good filmmakers that I like tell the darker stories. Therefore, I'm always inclined…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naomi-watts/i-think-film-is-a-director-s-medium-and-the-good-filmmakers-that-i/)

[Naomi Watts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naomi-watts/)

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> [I think movies are a director's medium in the end. Theater is the actor's medium. Theater is fast, and enjoyable, and truly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-mendes/i-think-movies-are-a-director-s-medium-in-the-end-theater-is-the/)

[Sam Mendes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-mendes/)

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> [TV, it's a director's medium, and they wanna make it look interesting. To be rehearsing mostly for the sake of where you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janeane-garofalo/tv-it-s-a-director-s-medium-and-they-wanna-make-it-look-interesting/)

[Janeane Garofalo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janeane-garofalo/)

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> [I think the wonderful thing about doing theater is that it's more of an actor's medium. I think that film is more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-cattrall/i-think-the-wonderful-thing-about-doing-theater-is-that-it-s-more-of/)

[Kim Cattrall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-cattrall/)

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> [I've come to a point where I just want to do movies that I just believe in. I have come to an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-franco/i-ve-come-to-a-point-where-i-just-want-to-do-movies-that-i-just/)

[James Franco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-franco/)

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> [In films, you have to follow the director's vision. Filmmaking is a director's medium. So everything happens as per the script and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amit-trivedi/in-films-you-have-to-follow-the-director-s-vision-filmmaking-is-a/)

[Amit Trivedi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amit-trivedi/)

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> [The size of budgets does not alter my decision if I should do it. If there's a movie with a budget of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-garcia/the-size-of-budgets-does-not-alter-my-decision-if-i-should-do-it-if/)

[Andy Garcia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-garcia/)

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> [Oftentimes when I'm deciding to do a movie, the main thing is really, that I look at, is the director. I've come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-damon/oftentimes-when-i-m-deciding-to-do-a-movie-the-main-thing-is-really/)

[Matt Damon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-damon/)

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> [With a play, there's more of a definable arc because of the nature of theater: You know, there's no editing, so there's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-futterman/with-a-play-there-s-more-of-a-definable-arc-because-of-the-nature-of/)

[Dan Futterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-futterman/)

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> [Film is definitely a director's medium. They're responsible for the look and everything, and you're a part of that process as an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-wilson/film-is-definitely-a-director-s-medium-they-re-responsible-for-the/)

[Owen Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-wilson/)

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> [The truth is that filmmaking is not really an actor's medium; it's really a director's medium, so all I can really control…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-reilly/the-truth-is-that-filmmaking-is-not-really-an-actor-s-medium-it-s/)

[John C. Reilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-reilly/)

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> [Cinema is a director's medium, so you're saying, 'What do you want?' Being an actor is about adapting - physically and emotionally.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-kidman/cinema-is-a-director-s-medium-so-you-re-saying-what-do-you-want-being/)

[Nicole Kidman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-kidman/)

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> [Film is such a director's medium; you're really in their hands in terms of the real storytelling. As an actor, you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-weisz/film-is-such-a-director-s-medium-you-re-really-in-their-hands-in/)

[Rachel Weisz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-weisz/)

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> [Movies are great fun and wonderful when they're good. But you never get to see them till six months after they're finished.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-bacall/movies-are-great-fun-and-wonderful-when-they-re-good-but-you-never/)

[Lauren Bacall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-bacall/)

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> [I have to say that whatever decisions I make, I really do think that movie making is a director's medium. They are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonardo-dicaprio/i-have-to-say-that-whatever-decisions-i-make-i-really-do-think-that/)

[Leonardo DiCaprio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonardo-dicaprio/)

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> [I think that, again, filmmaking is the director's medium in the end, and the best thing a producer can do is stay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-winding-refn/i-think-that-again-filmmaking-is-the-director-s-medium-in-the-end-and/)

[Nicolas Winding Refn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-winding-refn/)

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> [Film is a director's medium, and a film set is a complicated military structure - I have to keep reminding myself to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-clowes/film-is-a-director-s-medium-and-a-film-set-is-a-complicated-military/)

[Daniel Clowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-clowes/)

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> [There's a way in which filmmaking is a director's medium and television is a writer's medium, so even as TV gets more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-taylor/there-s-a-way-in-which-filmmaking-is-a-director-s-medium-and/)

[Alan Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-taylor/)

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> [In the film industry you never really know if all the various ingredients will come together - sometimes they do, and sometimes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-strong/in-the-film-industry-you-never-really-know-if-all-the-various/)

[Mark Strong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-strong/)

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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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