--- title: "16 Director Needs Quotes by 16 authors" description: "Browse 16 Director Needs quotes by 16 authors. Discover the best Director Needs sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d8/greta-gerwig-2602_ahead_from-rebecca-miller-i-took-the-idea-that_2893923.jpg" --- > [From Rebecca Miller, I took the idea that the director needs to arrive every day an hour ahead of everyone else and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greta-gerwig/from-rebecca-miller-i-took-the-idea-that-the-director-needs-to-arrive/) [Greta Gerwig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greta-gerwig/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d8/greta-gerwig-2602_ahead_from-rebecca-miller-i-took-the-idea-that_2893923.jpg) > [The director needs to be in command on set because everything crumbles if that's not the case.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-branagh/the-director-needs-to-be-in-command-on-set-because-everything/) [Kenneth Branagh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-branagh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb2/kenneth-branagh-4630_case_the-director-needs-to-be-in-command-on-s_1509361.jpg) > [The director needs to have a vision and clarity in his mind. It's not enough to know the story, he or she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pankaj-kapur/the-director-needs-to-have-a-vision-and-clarity-in-his-mind-it-s-not/) [Pankaj Kapur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pankaj-kapur/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a2/pankaj-kapur-6400_director_the-director-needs-to-have-a-vision-and_645968.jpg) > [When you do a rewrite, it's really about serving the director's vision, and what the director needs to go into that script.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelly-marcel/when-you-do-a-rewrite-it-s-really-about-serving-the-director-s-vision/) [Kelly Marcel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelly-marcel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ec/kelly-marcel-74256_directors_when-you-do-a-rewrite-it-s-really-about_1406398.png) > [One final thing a director needs: The ability to say 'I am wrong' or 'I was wrong.' Not as easy as it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elia-kazan/one-final-thing-a-director-needs-the-ability-to-say-i-am-wrong-or-i/) [Elia Kazan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elia-kazan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/974/elia-kazan-6753_ability_one-final-thing-a-director-needs-the-abi_766310.jpg) > [I think the grandfather of the set is the director. He needs to have authority, to do what people want. A warm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-bisset/i-think-the-grandfather-of-the-set-is-the-director-he-needs-to-have/) [Jacqueline Bisset](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-bisset/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96b/jacqueline-bisset-8437_authority_i-think-the-grandfather-of-the-set-is-th_988750.jpg) > [The last thing a director needs is an actress who feels an ownership towards a particular character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/romola-garai/the-last-thing-a-director-needs-is-an-actress-who-feels-an-ownership/) [Romola Garai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/romola-garai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36c/romola-garai-7631_actress_the-last-thing-a-director-needs-is-an-ac_314518.jpg) > [An actor is nothing without the vision of the director. The director needs to have a vision that will cross boundaries, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manoj-bajpayee/an-actor-is-nothing-without-the-vision-of-the-director-the-director/) [Manoj Bajpayee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manoj-bajpayee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/353/manoj-bajpayee-8571_actor_an-actor-is-nothing-without-the-vision-o_2579393.jpg) > [I have been directing and involved in producing and the creating of films for quite a while as well as acting. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-clooney/i-have-been-directing-and-involved-in-producing-and-the-creating-of/) [George Clooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-clooney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36a/george-clooney-1132_acting_i-have-been-directing-and-involved-in-pr_332021.jpg) > [Today's president, CEO or managing director needs to be a disruptive influence with imagination, vision, and courage to lead the organization into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-sloane/today-s-president-ceo-or-managing-director-needs-to-be-a-disruptive/) [Paul Sloane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-sloane/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff3/paul-sloane-44655_ceo_today-s-president-ceo-or-managing-direct_1496877.jpg) > [Your actors need to trust you as a director, but normally, I think you just need to have an open communication between…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-wan/your-actors-need-to-trust-you-as-a-director-but-normally-i-think-you/) [James Wan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-wan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/422/james-wan-7118_actors_your-actors-need-to-trust-you-as-a-direc_2226645.jpg) > [But, working with directors whose history is in performance, I feel like there's a different kind of focus, as opposed to directors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryce-dallas-howard/but-working-with-directors-whose-history-is-in-performance-i-feel/) [Bryce Dallas Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryce-dallas-howard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68a/bryce-dallas-howard-10316_being-real_but-working-with-directors-whose-history_965519.png) > [The National Intelligence Director needs the authority to do the job we are asking him to do. That means power over the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-boswell/the-national-intelligence-director-needs-the-authority-to-do-the-job/) [Leonard Boswell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonard-boswell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85d/leonard-boswell-26037_asking_the-national-intelligence-director-needs_149033.png) > [I think one of the reasons movies are the quintessential modern art form is that it is partially a business. The director…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-corman/i-think-one-of-the-reasons-movies-are-the-quintessential-modern-art/) [Roger Corman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-corman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc4/roger-corman-16514_art_i-think-one-of-the-reasons-movies-are-th_1773178.png) > [I'm not necessarily less gratified by films where you're given less room to maneuve. Because I love a great script, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-jason-leigh/i-m-not-necessarily-less-gratified-by-films-where-you-re-given-less/) [Jennifer Jason Leigh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-jason-leigh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/084/jennifer-jason-leigh-14248_admire_i-m-not-necessarily-less-gratified-by-fi_845507.jpg) > [In terms of how I work with actors, having worked so heavily on the script I have a very clear idea of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-weir/in-terms-of-how-i-work-with-actors-having-worked-so-heavily-on-the/) [Peter Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-weir/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cc/peter-weir-13756_character_in-terms-of-how-i-work-with-actors-havin_1202549.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/director-needs/#itemlist", "name": "Director Needs Quotes", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "From Rebecca Miller, I took the idea that the director needs to arrive every day an hour ahead of everyone else and walk through the entire day.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Greta Gerwig" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greta-gerwig/from-rebecca-miller-i-took-the-idea-that-the-director-needs-to-arrive/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d8/greta-gerwig-2602_ahead_from-rebecca-miller-i-took-the-idea-that_2893923.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d8/greta-gerwig-2602_ahead_from-rebecca-miller-i-took-the-idea-that_2893923.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d8/greta-gerwig-2602_ahead_from-rebecca-miller-i-took-the-idea-that_2893923.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“From Rebecca Miller, I took the idea that the director needs to arrive every day an hour ahead of everyone…” — Greta Gerwig", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The director needs to be in command on set because everything crumbles if that's not the case.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kenneth Branagh" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-branagh/the-director-needs-to-be-in-command-on-set-because-everything/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb2/kenneth-branagh-4630_case_the-director-needs-to-be-in-command-on-s_1509361.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb2/kenneth-branagh-4630_case_the-director-needs-to-be-in-command-on-s_1509361.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb2/kenneth-branagh-4630_case_the-director-needs-to-be-in-command-on-s_1509361.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The director needs to be in command on set because everything crumbles if that's not the case.” — Kenneth Branagh", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The director needs to have a vision and clarity in his mind. 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