Director Quotes · Page 37

If you're a director presenting a new idea, and the person who can judge whether or not it goes ahead is in…

— Edwin Catmull

On the clothes front, I have a designer who sits with the director for each film to chalk out a look for…

— Mahesh Babu

I don't take anything for granted from any director. I am just a slave of my director.

— Manoj Bajpayee

And people say it all the time: 'You're a celebrity.' No, I'm an actor. I'm a producer. I'm a director. I'm a…

— Drew Barrymore

I am a director's actor. It is a director's medium, definitely. That doesn't mean I stop using my head.

— Padmapriya Janakiraman

I met my agent through a casting director here in Wilmington after I auditioned for a Disney movie.

— Maddie Hasson

Justin Theroux is the ideal team partner to have. He's a writer. He's a director.

— Amanda Warren

I did a Norwegian film called 'Insomnia' that was remade and that was a good remake by a good director, so I'm…

— Stellan Skarsgard

A lot of people are very interested that a Korean director has made a western. But when I look at the reactions…

— Kim Ji-woon

I mean, life is kind of like your own movie. You collect your characters to play your friends or acquaintances, your lovers.…

— Julia Fox

Women's director! Well, I'm very pleased to be considered a master of anything, but remember, for every Jill there was a Jack.…

— George Cukor

I pick different projects for different reasons. Usually, it's a combination of things. I admire the director, and I am interested in…

— Jennifer Connelly

What I do as a director is really create a safe environment that everyone can feel very comfortable in and experiment within…

— Paul Feig

Every department from the director to the art takes their time to set up, similarly as an actor it is your responsibility…

— Tripti Dimri

With Lady Gaga I really stretched myself as a creative director, and because I was with this artist from before she got…

— Laurieann Gibson

Actors spend most of their time out of work, so I actually spend more time making furniture. The thing about furniture that's…

— Michael Schoeffling

I used to love Woody Allen but feel he's become a hack as a director. 'Bullets Over Broadway' is the only film…

— Douglas Wood

I always loved movies, but I never thought I would presume to be a screenwriter and definitely not a director.

— Cameron Crowe

I don't know what I'm qualified to do, film-wise... So it's really down to a director or a casting director to find…

— Larry Mullen

To me, one of the main things that a director does is create the tone of his movie.

— Peter Sarsgaard

Most actors are insecure enough already without having a director who adds to that.

— Marie Windsor

Although filmmaking is collaborative and involves trust, ultimately it is the director who holds the whole picture together in their head.

— Julia Leigh

I didn't plan to be a director until I was 35. For years I wanted to do anything but!

— Alexandra Cassavetes

Bradley Cooper was amazing as a director. Like you hope the director is nice, you hope they are cool, and he was…

— Shangela

If you're an actor, you have to look spiffing. But as the director, you don't need to look so glamorous.

— Phyllida Lloyd

There are lots and lots of good actors out there, and often it's just luck if what you bring to the table…

— Rosamund Pike

A good director has to be a captain - he has to work with a lot of people every day.

— Melanie Laurent

As a second-time director you don't want to be working with someone who's a star that wants you to get down and…

— Robert Eggers

I have done a lot of work in Bollywood over the years as an actor and director. I now want to pursue…

— Satish Kaushik

The lead actor, along with the director, plays a big role in what the vibe will be on set, and that's a…

— Nicholas Hoult

Whenever anybody asked me, 'Who is your number one director to work with?' I would always say Tim Burton.

— Ella Purnell

The relationship between director and subject can become very intense. It's a bit like therapy, with lots of transferences going on. It's…

— Kevin Macdonald

I think when you have some success as a kid, your notion of being a good actor is pleasing the director, doing…

— Gillian Jacobs

When I can see things through the lens of the director, it's like being able to see the whole puzzle - it's…

— Justin Baldoni

As an actor and a fledgling director, I'm used to making snap decisions that I'll have to live with.

— Rob Lowe

I'm the athletic director around here. The AD. That really stands for 'Andrew's Dad.' That's how everybody knows me nowadays.

— Oliver Luck

The best times I had on film sets were the times the director let me express myself, but those were rare.

— Mara Wilson

The relationship between a director and an editor in documentaries is so important.

— Roger Ross Williams

I was working as a flight director on the Gemini IX mission, and it seemed almost overnight I was picking up the…

— Gene Kranz

I'm a director's actor, and I surrender myself to the vision and the process. I think nothing else matters then.

— Aditi Rao Hydari