--- title: "20 Director Say Quotes by 20 authors" description: "Browse 20 Director Say quotes by 20 authors. Discover the best Director Say sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c6/b-barmanbek-36810_crime_this-director-could-say-many-things-abou_2068877.jpg" --- > [“This director could say many things about duty, and self-respect, and dignity, but she knew none of these meant much in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-barmanbek/this-director-could-say-many-things-about-duty-and-self-respect-and/) [B. Barmanbek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-barmanbek/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c6/b-barmanbek-36810_crime_this-director-could-say-many-things-abou_2068877.jpg) > [This is the problem I have: I write a play and I give it to a director and they say, 'I'll do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kani/this-is-the-problem-i-have-i-write-a-play-and-i-give-it-to-a-director/) [John Kani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-kani/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b45/john-kani-7300_director_this-is-the-problem-i-have-i-write-a-pla_2913210.jpg) > [ Todd \[Phillips\] doesn't care. That's part of his genius as a director, he will say anything to anybody. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-helms/todd-phillips-doesn-t-care-that-s-part-of-his-genius-as-a-director-he/) [Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-helms/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62b/ed-helms-4996_care_todd-phillips-doesn-t-care-that-s-part-o_199827.png) > [I never argue with any director. When they say something will click, I believe them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohanlal/i-never-argue-with-any-director-when-they-say-something-will-click-i/) [Mohanlal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohanlal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/374/mohanlal-5702_believe_i-never-argue-with-any-director-when-the_1901794.jpg) > [What a good actor brings to a script is something, sometimes, even directors can't imagine. The director should always have the last…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zoya-akhtar/what-a-good-actor-brings-to-a-script-is-something-sometimes-even/) [Zoya Akhtar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zoya-akhtar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/158/zoya-akhtar-9169_actor_what-a-good-actor-brings-to-a-script-is_2064738.jpg) > [That's the fun part about being a director. You get to say, 'Oh, now that I'm in charge, I can try and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-goddard/that-s-the-fun-part-about-being-a-director-you-get-to-say-oh-now-that/) [Drew Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-goddard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c0/drew-goddard-8422_about_that-s-the-fun-part-about-being-a-direct_270227.jpg) > [It's very bizarre though when you get hired and then the director will say, "I know how this goes." And you're thinking,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-walken/it-s-very-bizarre-though-when-you-get-hired-and-then-the-director/) [Christopher Walken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-walken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/821/christopher-walken-1773_bizarre_it-s-very-bizarre-though-when-you-get-hi_330230.jpg) > [I like to do commercials that are more than just flogging a product. It needs to have something to say. It's always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hillcoat/i-like-to-do-commercials-that-are-more-than-just-flogging-a-product/) [John Hillcoat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hillcoat/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c6/john-hillcoat-10505_commercials_i-like-to-do-commercials-that-are-more-t_665335.jpg) > [Before I do episodes of 'The Good Wife,' I talk to the director and say, 'I'm trusting you to let me know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-preston/before-i-do-episodes-of-the-good-wife-i-talk-to-the-director-and-say/) [Carrie Preston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-preston/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ef/carrie-preston-12501_good_before-i-do-episodes-of-the-good-wife-i_2536969.jpg) > [The nice thing about being a director is that I can say, "I can only get into the room after the kids…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/the-nice-thing-about-being-a-director-is-that-i-can-say-i-can-only/) [Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af7/angelina-jolie-468_cinema_the-nice-thing-about-being-a-director-is_61127.jpg) > [My scripts are always heavily noted. If I can take a director to one side and say, "Do you mind if we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-frost/my-scripts-are-always-heavily-noted-if-i-can-take-a-director-to-one/) [Nick Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-frost/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/039/nick-frost-12245_better-way_my-scripts-are-always-heavily-noted-if-i_3124914.png) > [I love working with directors who have good taste. It's incredible when a director can say something and things open up for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trieste-kelly-dunn/i-love-working-with-directors-who-have-good-taste-it-s-incredible/) [Trieste Kelly Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trieste-kelly-dunn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ef/trieste-kelly-dunn-31728_arts_i-love-working-with-directors-who-have-g_3025209.jpg) > [A film can be big or small - I have to just fall in love with it. To connect with the character,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eva-green/a-film-can-be-big-or-small-i-have-to-just-fall-in-love-with-it-to/) [Eva Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eva-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/823/eva-green-4796_able_a-film-can-be-big-or-small-i-have-to-jus_804310.jpg) > [You can't have a director say, "Just be you"; you have to have an aim. It's like when you throw darts, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-schneider/you-can-t-have-a-director-say-just-be-you-you-have-to-have-an-aim-it/) [Paul Schneider](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-schneider/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee5/paul-schneider-31915_aim_you-can-t-have-a-director-say-just-be-yo_3210753.jpg) > [ I take bits and pieces from every director. I'd say Sylvain \[White\] and Nimrod \[Antal\]. They were more about teaching me lens… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/columbus-short/i-take-bits-and-pieces-from-every-director-i-d-say-sylvain-white-and/) [Columbus Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/columbus-short/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23a/columbus-short-15470_bits_i-take-bits-and-pieces-from-every-direct_3167603.jpg) > [Directors are always changing things at the last minute. Actors will do a scene, and the director will say, ‘Okay, that was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-barry/directors-are-always-changing-things-at-the-last-minute-actors-will/) [Dave Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-barry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e10/dave-barry-222_accents_directors-are-always-changing-things-at_3113424.png) > [An artist or a writer can boast about working for himself, but it would be highly irresponsible of a director to say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joy-mathew/an-artist-or-a-writer-can-boast-about-working-for-himself-but-it/) [Joy Mathew](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joy-mathew/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/301/joy-mathew-17374_art_an-artist-or-a-writer-can-boast-about-wo_1986123.jpg) > [I've done network shows. A director will call me and say, 'Do you want to do this with me?' and I'll say,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-malcomson/i-ve-done-network-shows-a-director-will-call-me-and-say-do-you-want/) [Paula Malcomson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-malcomson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5a/paula-malcomson-21448_director_i-ve-done-network-shows-a-director-will_924962.jpg) > [One of the most, in a weird way, encouraging things a director can say to an actor - I know this as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-rickman/one-of-the-most-in-a-weird-way-encouraging-things-a-director-can-say/) [Alan Rickman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-rickman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/019/alan-rickman-4156_actors_one-of-the-most-in-a-weird-way-encouragi_616554.jpg) > [The main idea of making a movie is to provide entertainment. But as a director, I also say what I want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kabir-khan/the-main-idea-of-making-a-movie-is-to-provide-entertainment-but-as-a/) [Kabir Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kabir-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9a/kabir-khan-6082_cinema_the-main-idea-of-making-a-movie-is-to-pr_100462.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/director-say/#itemlist", "name": "Director Say Quotes", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“This director could say many things about duty, and self-respect, and dignity, but she knew none of these meant much in the post-modern world.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "B. 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And they're coming for lunch.\"", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Angelina Jolie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/the-nice-thing-about-being-a-director-is-that-i-can-say-i-can-only/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af7/angelina-jolie-468_cinema_the-nice-thing-about-being-a-director-is_61127.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af7/angelina-jolie-468_cinema_the-nice-thing-about-being-a-director-is_61127.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af7/angelina-jolie-468_cinema_the-nice-thing-about-being-a-director-is_61127.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The nice thing about being a director is that I can say, \"I can only get into the room after the kids are at…” — Angelina Jolie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My scripts are always heavily noted. 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