Back in 2007, I met this white guy [director Peter Byck] with a lot of hair and a video camera, at a… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
So, most of it was done over the phone. But one of the first things I did as a director, because it's… — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share Image
Oliver Stone is a great director and I've seen many films over the years, but I try to create stuff out of… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
I didn't even know what a film director was. To me, Charlie Chaplin was a goofy clown, and John Ford - what?… — Lloyd Kaufman Copy Share Image
Female directors, directors of color are a big thing for me, which are both important voices and potent voices that need to… — David Oyelowo Copy Share Image
I've done so many movies with first-time directors, and honestly I just go with gut instinct. People that usually can tell me… — Neal H. Moritz Copy Share Image
If I don't come home covered head to toe in fake blood then I haven't done my job as a horror director. — Eli Roth Copy Share Image
I'm one of the most successful adult movie directors in the business. — Stormy Daniels Copy Share Image
The first assistant director is just so important that the choice of that person is critical to the movie. — John Frankenheimer Copy Share Image
Actors are like kids, they need to play a little bit. And that's the nature of their job, they need to shake… — David Ayer Copy Share Image
Every time I make American film I just trust American directors and American writers. — Jackie Chan Copy Share Image
Jumping twenty or so years later, Ann Ciccolella, artistic director of Austin Shakespeare, approached me with the idea of staging Anthem. She… — Jeff Britting Copy Share Image
I'm really open to anything that's good. If I read something and it's good, and I like the director, it never really… — Kevin Durand Copy Share Image
Whatever I was able to do with those experiences certainly contribute to whatever I'm able to do as a director. The corruption… — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
I don't always see my movies right away. And there are some I haven't seen at all. Sometimes that bothers the directors,… — Emmanuelle Beart Copy Share Image
At the first meeting of the newly constituted Warren Commission, [former CIA Director] Allen Dulles handed out copies of a book to… — Peter Dale Scott Copy Share Image
Every character I've ever played, I always try to take him right to the edge and not allow him to fall over,… — R. Lee Ermey Copy Share Image
The only person who has artistic control is the director, and 'director' is how you spell God in Hollywood. — Tom Clancy Copy Share Image
I suppose a good director is like a teacher. I think that someone like David Cronenberg was very much like a teacher,… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
I've constantly done my best to get the best material I can get with the best directors I can get to direct… — Ashton Kutcher Copy Share Image
'The Color Purple' is the kind of character piece that a director like Sidney Lumet could do brilliantly with one hand tied… — Steven Spielberg Copy Share Image
I understood that I was not the best director in the world nor the worst director in the world. I realized that… — Joe Mantello Copy Share Image
My sole inspiration is a telephone call from a director. ... (when asked who wrote 'Some Enchanted Evening') Rodgers and Hammerstein, if… — Cole Porter Copy Share Image
