The only way I know as a director is to figure out what the film is about. And out of the theme… — Darren Aronofsky Copy Share Image
I always think I could do better. I always think that something could be more perfect, but I think that that's just… — Emmy Rossum Copy Share Image
Very, very broadly speaking, you can put directors into two areas: One for whom you work, and the other with whom you… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
In the age of activism that is clearly not going away, it would seem that some form of engagement from directors with… — Andrew Ross Sorkin Copy Share Image
My mother worked all of her life, she was a dance teacher and I also noticed, to be honest, that most of… — Garry Marshall Copy Share Image
We do have American Idiot picked up by HBO and I wrote the record and concept to it. [We have] the writer… — Billie Joe Armstrong Copy Share Image
Every now and then I have to teach directing. The thing about the theatre is that the most important thing you can… — Stephen Daldry Copy Share Image
I did a great show Off-Broadway called Leave It To Beaver Is Dead that was at the Public Theater in New York.… — Brent Spiner Copy Share Image
Because I've made a film with such an amazing director as Tarantino, I'm much more conscious of working with good directors from… — Melanie Laurent Copy Share Image
I was hoping to catch [Vladimir] Putin in a lie - like what happened to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper [in… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
I got into a brawl one night in a saloon in Greenwich Village. Elia Kazan, a great director, saw me put out… — Burl Ives Copy Share Image
Director Gary Ross has created an adaptation that is faithful in both narrative and theme, but he's also brought a rich and… — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
When somebody who makes movies for a living - either as an actor, writer, producer or director - lives to be a… — John Carpenter Copy Share Image
I just adored Peter Medak, the director. He's such a character, but he was so much fun. Some directors come in and… — Brigid Brannagh Copy Share Image
What is an artistic picture? An artistic picture is very simple. The creator is not the producer. The creator is not the… — Alejandro Jodorowsky Copy Share Image
I was never a villain on the stage. I always played strong, sympathetic types. My first stage role with a speaking part,… — Conrad Veidt Copy Share Image
I myself am a Buddhist, not a Christian. But I cannot help but think that if Christ ran a public establishment, it… — George Takei Copy Share Image
I was always waiting for the secret to be handed down to me. Ron Howard asked me what I was waiting for… — Paul Bettany Copy Share Image
Filmmaking is a completely imperfect art form that takes years and, over those years, the movie tells you what it is. Mistakes… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
John Lewis is such a remarkable human being. Literally, such a beautiful human being. I remember the first time I met him.… — Stephan James Copy Share Image
But I don't really care for directors flaring up and trying to humble some actor, which they would do to try and… — Richard Farnsworth Copy Share Image
It's very, very technical, what we do in film. While all of the lights are there and all of the crew members… — Jeffrey Donovan Copy Share Image
I love Kimberly Peirce. Incredibly intense is a good way of describing her. Brutally honest. Really sharp. She's a director for actors.… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
I know it sounds earnest, but I do really feel in my bones that acting is just a small part of the… — Julia Stiles Copy Share Image
Every film I've ever worked on, and that includes 'Braveheart' and 'Trainspotting,' I've always witnessed a director having a breakdown. Every director… — Peter Mullan Copy Share Image
I don't want to infantilize the actor; I want to empower the actor. Actors can be many things, but all of the… — Paul Bettany Copy Share Image
I have my set rigged with the biggest sound system possible and have a mini jack for my iPod attached to my… — Alfonso Cuaron Copy Share Image
If you put someone in a room with no script to direct, they're just going to sit there. Writing scripts is the… — John Patrick Shanley Copy Share Image
![“We do have American Idiot picked up by HBO and I wrote the record and concept to it. [We have] the writer Rolin Jones and [director] Michael Mayer [who also directed the Broadway production], so we'll see what happens.” quote by Billie Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/271/billie-joe-armstrong-1888_broadway_we-do-have-american-idiot-picked-up-by-h_694748.jpg)
![“I was hoping to catch [Vladimir] Putin in a lie - like what happened to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper [in his congressional testimony]. So I asked Putin basically the same questions about Russian mass surveillance. I knew he's doing the same thing, but he denied it.” quote by Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5c7/edward-snowden-555_denied_i-was-hoping-to-catch-vladimir-putin-in_397243.jpg)
![“John Lewis is such a remarkable human being. Literally, such a beautiful human being. I remember the first time I met him. We were in the middle of a scene and [Selma director] Ava DuVernay calls, "Cut," and then he literally just came in. He just came walking in.I just froze. I can't explain the…” quote by Stephan James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7c0/stephan-james-17537_beautiful_john-lewis-is-such-a-remarkable-human-be_207419.jpg)
