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title: "36 Director Vision Quotes by 31 authors"
description: "Browse 36 Director Vision quotes by 31 authors. Discover the best Director Vision sayings and thoughts."
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> [It is the director's vision, and as actors, we are just extensions of that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/namrata-shirodkar/it-is-the-director-s-vision-and-as-actors-we-are-just-extensions-of/)

[Namrata Shirodkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/namrata-shirodkar/)

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> [A director without a vision is a catastrophe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-arkin/a-director-without-a-vision-is-a-catastrophe/)

[Alan Arkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-arkin/)

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> [The cinematographer's basically translating the director's vision into imagery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-morrison/the-cinematographer-s-basically-translating-the-director-s-vision/)

[Rachel Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-morrison/)

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> [Ultimately when I throw myself behind a movie, I have to really believe in that director's vision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-vachon/ultimately-when-i-throw-myself-behind-a-movie-i-have-to-really-2/)

[Christine Vachon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-vachon/)

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> [I have always believed that an actor cannot afford to have a favorite genre. He must excel in every kind of film…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manoj-bajpayee/i-have-always-believed-that-an-actor-cannot-afford-to-have-a-favorite/)

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

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> [Directing Mr. Mohanlal was a delight. He's completely there and wanting to know what you want him to do. He's very keen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/prithviraj-sukumaran/directing-mr-mohanlal-was-a-delight-he-s-completely-there-and-wanting/)

[Prithviraj Sukumaran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/prithviraj-sukumaran/)

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> [When you direct a movie, you're basically looking at a story, the way you want to look at it. You bring that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donnie-yen/when-you-direct-a-movie-you-re-basically-looking-at-a-story-the-way/)

[Donnie Yen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donnie-yen/)

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> [I have my pride. I'm a director. I'm not going to go and recreate some other director's vision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fede-alvarez/i-have-my-pride-i-m-a-director-i-m-not-going-to-go-and-recreate-some/)

[Fede Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/)

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> [I certainly have opinions about things, but we're a service organization. Our job is to try and realize the director's vision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-knoll/i-certainly-have-opinions-about-things-but-we-re-a-service/)

[John Knoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-knoll/)

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> [Every big-budget film is powered by a director's vision. I blindly follow the instructions of my director, believe in him, and deliver…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anushka-shetty/every-big-budget-film-is-powered-by-a-director-s-vision-i-blindly/)

[Anushka Shetty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anushka-shetty/)

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> [I look at the script first and who's directing it and then talk to the director to find out what his vision…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-grillo/i-look-at-the-script-first-and-who-s-directing-it-and-then-talk-to/)

[Frank Grillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-grillo/)

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> [I'm always trying to find something unique or a project that I can do something unique in. When the director has a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-hartnett/i-m-always-trying-to-find-something-unique-or-a-project-that-i-can-do/)

[Josh Hartnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-hartnett/)

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> [“Our Director had a vision, Sheriff Swagger. He envisioned a scientific national police force, incorruptible, untainted by ego, vanity, and politics. Alas,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-hunter/our-director-had-a-vision-sheriff-swagger-he-envisioned-a-scientific/)

[Stephen Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-hunter/)

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> [The first thing you do as a producer is you try to understand the director's vision in as deeply a way as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-todd/the-first-thing-you-do-as-a-producer-is-you-try-to-understand-the/)

[Suzanne Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-todd/)

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> [When the director has a vision for a piece that I've never heard before, and they can back that up with visuals,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-hartnett/when-the-director-has-a-vision-for-a-piece-that-i-ve-never-heard/)

[Josh Hartnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-hartnett/)

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> [There's been a slow death in a way. On the positive side, there are films getting into the Academy Awards that wouldn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lili-taylor/there-s-been-a-slow-death-in-a-way-on-the-positive-side-there-are/)

[Lili Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lili-taylor/)

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> [As a screenwriter, you always have frustrations. It's just the nature of the job, and you have to live with it. Your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-watkins/as-a-screenwriter-you-always-have-frustrations-it-s-just-the-nature/)

[James Watkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-watkins/)

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> [It's rare that I'm working on a movie and that's the case. My goal is the same, ultimately at a certain point…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-roven/it-s-rare-that-i-m-working-on-a-movie-and-that-s-the-case-my-goal-is/)

[Charles Roven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-roven/)

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> [That can be undersold, I think, the importance when you're trying to do something good is that everybody understands the director's vision,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-todd/that-can-be-undersold-i-think-the-importance-when-you-re-trying-to-do/)

[Suzanne Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-todd/)

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> [A film is a director's vision... there is, however, much input an actor or actress can have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natasha-richardson/a-film-is-a-director-s-vision-there-is-however-much-input-an-actor-or/)

[Natasha Richardson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natasha-richardson/)

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> [I have always believed that when a film is being made, it has to be the director's vision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/prithviraj-sukumaran/i-have-always-believed-that-when-a-film-is-being-made-it-has-to-be/)

[Prithviraj Sukumaran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/prithviraj-sukumaran/)

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> [My career is based primarily upon finding a balance with a director and their vision, and that means sublimating my own personal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-richardson/my-career-is-based-primarily-upon-finding-a-balance-with-a-director/)

[Robert Richardson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-richardson/)

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> [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/)

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> [As an actor, we can only do what the director wants. Only the director has a vision of the entire film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohanlal/as-an-actor-we-can-only-do-what-the-director-wants-only-the-director/)

[Mohanlal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohanlal/)

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> [There are lots and lots of good actors out there, and often it's just luck if what you bring to the table…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosamund-pike/there-are-lots-and-lots-of-good-actors-out-there-and-often-it-s-just/)

[Rosamund Pike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosamund-pike/)

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> [As an actor, you've got to have faith in the director's vision, that the director has a vision for this that is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-curtis/as-an-actor-you-ve-got-to-have-faith-in-the-director-s-vision-that/)

[Cliff Curtis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-curtis/)

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> [The thing I love about acting is that it's got nothing to do with me; it's about bringing forth a director's vision.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lenny-kravitz/the-thing-i-love-about-acting-is-that-it-s-got-nothing-to-do-with-me/)

[Lenny Kravitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lenny-kravitz/)

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> [My starting point is always to read a script and have a conversation with the director about what their vision is, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludwig-goransson/my-starting-point-is-always-to-read-a-script-and-have-a-conversation/)

[Ludwig Goransson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ludwig-goransson/)

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> [As an actor, you're always at the service of somebody else's vision. In a play, it's more of the director's vision, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-daniels/as-an-actor-you-re-always-at-the-service-of-somebody-else-s-vision-in/)

[Jeff Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-daniels/)

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> [My dad, before he passed away, never understood what I did. What I say is that I'm responsible for translating the director's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-morrison/my-dad-before-he-passed-away-never-understood-what-i-did-what-i-say/)

[Rachel Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-morrison/)

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> [As an actor on a film, you have no control over the final product - your job is to make a director's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-hawke/as-an-actor-on-a-film-you-have-no-control-over-the-final-product-your/)

[Maya Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-hawke/)

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> [If you have a vision or if you believe the director has a vision, then at least you've got something to talk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-russell/if-you-have-a-vision-or-if-you-believe-the-director-has-a-vision-then/)

[Kurt Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-russell/)

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> [The Head of Story is defined differently for each film. But I found that the role for me was to support the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walt-dohrn/the-head-of-story-is-defined-differently-for-each-film-but-i-found/)

[Walt Dohrn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walt-dohrn/)

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> [Things such as 'Harry Potter', all I can do is shape my character, seek the director's approval on that, and basically take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warwick-davis/things-such-as-harry-potter-all-i-can-do-is-shape-my-character-seek/)

[Warwick Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warwick-davis/)

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> [I came from advertising. For me it's about protecting the director's vision. That's always the goal. There's keeping things on budget and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-roven/i-came-from-advertising-for-me-it-s-about-protecting-the-director-s/)

[Charles Roven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-roven/)

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> [I like to invest as a performer in the director's vision and then bring a sense of reality to whatever I'm doing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-seimetz/i-like-to-invest-as-a-performer-in-the-director-s-vision-and-then/)

[Amy Seimetz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-seimetz/)

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