Directors Quotes

Some directors hardly talk to the actors at all.

— Todd Solondz

All producers and directors want to make good films.

— Naga Chaitanya

Above all, a director has to be a good captain.

— Charlton Heston

I'm very director oriented.

— John Hurt

Snoop Scorsese, that's my director name.

— Snoop Dogg

All my directors helped build my confidence.

— Sai Pallavi

Sirk was every womans dream of a director.

— Dorothy Malone

Stories choose directors, I guess.

— Kabir Khan

We never intended to be comedic directors; it was just something we fell into.

— Joe Russo

There are directors, and there are authors. I think I am more of an author than a director.

— Sergio Leone

What you feel is important may not be what the director feels is important.

— Christina Ricci

I've found that the more experts you have on a movie, the less control the director has.

— John Frankenheimer

I don't think it's a director's job to peek behind the curtain too much.

— Paul Thomas Anderson

When a director makes a mistake, people suffer. People suffer horribly sometimes.

— William H. Macy

I'm an actress who likes a strong, communicative director.

— Kristin Davis

David Ayer is one of the best directors I've ever worked with. He's a true man's man.

— Scott Eastwood

I would love to have a part opposite a great actor - like, say, Pacino or De Niro or Hoffman. And to…

— Jon Lovitz

I trust my directors to see me through, for I don't consider myself as a natural actor - or a good one…

— Fahadh Faasil

[John] Hughes was open to that [rehearsal]. This can only happen if the director and/or the writer are open to that.

— Judd Nelson

If a director can find the exact combination between the written word as a guideline and improvisational input from his actors, I…

— Alan Thicke

[Fifty Shades Darker director] James Foley directed Fear. And that's what I love about this film, because it has a real sexy…

— Bella Heathcote

In film school, I knew I wanted to be a director, but I found out pretty damn quickly that nobody was just…

— Gina Prince-Bythewood

At times, there are misunderstandings [during shooting]. Especially with green screen and not really knowing what it is that you're looking at,…

— Danny Huston

I view the director as my boss. I'm the pawn on the chess board. I don't say something to the director easily,…

— Jennifer Lawrence

IN THE CINEMA A DIRECTOR EXPRESSES HIS INDIVIDUALITY FIRST AND FOREMOST THROUGH HIS SENSE OF TIME, THROUGH RHYTHM. RHYTHM GIVES COLOUR TO…

— Andrei Tarkovsky

Being on a set where the director has lost control is just sickening. No one goes the extra mile, theres a lot…

— Christine Vachon

I always thought when I was doing more melodramatic stuff like Everwood that the directors were constantly reeling me in and stopping…

— Chris Pratt

In personal conversations between director and actor, the male directors that I've worked with are just as emotional. Maybe it's because I…

— Kristen Stewart

I used to get so worried that if a scene didn't go a certain way, then it was horrible. But then I…

— Katie Holmes

The work I'm doing on the screen differs from that of anyone else. My comedy is of a peculiar nature...no writers have…

— W. C. Fields

In looking at Hollywood and its structure, the director controls the medium, and I want to be in control of certain things.…

— Jamie Foxx

It is the best of all games for me. It frequently escapes from the pattern of sport and assumes the form of…

— Jimmy Cannon

It was really executed well, from the art direction to the wardrobe to everyone else. And I have to say, two really…

— Gary Cole

I think a persons life is supposed to be like a DVD. You can see the version everyone else sees, or you…

— Jodi Picoult

When I get hired as an actor as opposed to a writer, one of things that's exciting for me is doing stuff…

— Stephen Merchant

Screenwriting involves an often un-personal process. Co-writers, directors, producers, everyone has a say in what you put on a page, and stories…

— Chiara Barzini

Always get to the set or the location early, so that you can be all alone and draw your inspiration for the…

— Martin Scorsese

Before writing a single note of music, and even before the spotting session, I find it best to sit down with the…

— John Keltonic

I don't recall a show I've ever been on that had the same director do two episodes in a row, but in…

— Glen Morgan

The actor's physical type isn't and shouldn't be the main consideration. Does the actor look the part? It is the simplest question…

— Harold Clurman