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title: "2 Director Vision Quotes By Suzanne Todd"
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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, everybody believes in it, and everybody can find their own path to supporting it, and that's how you…](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/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28d/suzanne-todd-28562_believe_that-can-be-undersold-i-think-the-import_74383.jpg)

> [The first thing you do as a producer is you try to understand the director's vision in as deeply a way as you can. Sometimes, you end up with a director that has more vision or sometime they have less…](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/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdf/suzanne-todd-28562_cinema_the-first-thing-you-do-as-a-producer-is_1371189.jpg)

## More by Suzanne Todd

> [That can be undersold, I think, the importance when you're trying to do something good is that everybody understands the director's vision, everybody believes…](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/)

> [Somebody pointed out to me that there's no horror film on my resume, which is true, but I also don't really go see those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-todd/somebody-pointed-out-to-me-that-there-s-no-horror-film-on-my-resume/)

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

> [The hard thing for me, and it took me many years to understand, the concept of Hollywood not being a meritocracy - I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-todd/the-hard-thing-for-me-and-it-took-me-many-years-to-understand-the/)

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

> [I remember somebody had said to me "What're you doing with a movie like Boiler Room? It's all men and you're a woman. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-todd/i-remember-somebody-had-said-to-me-what-re-you-doing-with-a-movie/)

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

> [The crazy thing is, I sent out 200 letters and I got one job interview, and I actually got that job, which was working…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-todd/the-crazy-thing-is-i-sent-out-200-letters-and-i-got-one-job-interview/)

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

> [I think producing is first about understanding and finding people who understand it in the same way throughout the crew and everybody who's going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-todd/i-think-producing-is-first-about-understanding-and-finding-people-who/)

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

> [I only worked on that one movie, but then quickly realized that the path of being an assistant director was not gonna get me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-todd/i-only-worked-on-that-one-movie-but-then-quickly-realized-that-the/)

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

> [The first thing you do as a producer is you try to understand the director's vision in as deeply a way as you can.…](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/)

> [The industry has changed in big ways. When I started making movies, the studios were not all owned by huge conglomerates, so the decisions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-todd/the-industry-has-changed-in-big-ways-when-i-started-making-movies-the/)

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

> [It takes a number of different skill sets, I think, to try and be a good producer. You have to be very creative, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-todd/it-takes-a-number-of-different-skill-sets-i-think-to-try-and-be-a/)

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

> [I think Memento movie was hard because people didn't get it, they just didn't understand it. Not from the stage when we read the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-todd/i-think-memento-movie-was-hard-because-people-didn-t-get-it-they-just/)

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

> [There's a thing about Hollywood where there are at least a couple of guys that behind closed doors and in small circles we think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-todd/there-s-a-thing-about-hollywood-where-there-are-at-least-a-couple-of/)

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

> [You want to put people together who will work well, and each movie kind of has its own personality in terms of how people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-todd/you-want-to-put-people-together-who-will-work-well-and-each-movie/)

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

> [The problem for me is that I just don't often come across material that speaks to me and my TV education. Before we all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-todd/the-problem-for-me-is-that-i-just-don-t-often-come-across-material/)

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

> [For me and movies - and it is kind of similar to motherhood and raising your children - I always feel like there's more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-todd/for-me-and-movies-and-it-is-kind-of-similar-to-motherhood-and-raising/)

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

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