The larger an English industry was, the more likely it was to go bankrupt, because the English were not naturally corporate people;… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
I do a lot of writing in my capacity as the creative director for a marketing agency. These days, though, I'm trying… — Ian Doescher Copy Share Image
In Europe, Henk Tennekes was dismissed as research director of the Royal Dutch Meteorological Society after questioning the scientific underpinnings of global… — Richard Lindzen Copy Share Image
I've always traveled with the films because I want the audience to be my teacher so that I can learn for the… — Sally Potter Copy Share Image
Directors have so much else to do besides tell actors what to do. There are so many issues and problems. — Michael Douglas Copy Share Image
One thing about being a stand-up is it's a one-man show. You gotta do everything. You're the producer, writer, director, and the… — Nick Cannon Copy Share Image
I like great directors who are scarce. Prolific ones are nice too but for me, there's something about the scarcity that makes… — Adam Brody Copy Share Image
There was an interesting article in Los Angeles Magazine about women directors. A woman director makes one bad independent film and her… — Dick Wolf Copy Share Image
The architect is very interesting because the architect is the commander, meaning the one who commands all the workers. The architect is… — Santiago Calatrava Copy Share Image
One nice thing about being a woman in Hollywood is that the women tend to be very close-knit. All of us writers… — Diablo Cody Copy Share Image
As a writer and director, I want to know what is behind the good manners and soft voice. Who is inside the… — Federico Fellini Copy Share Image
I need to gain a lot more experience. I think so much of being a director, other than the technical aspect and… — Josh Peck Copy Share Image
You work with great directors and terrible directors, and so you learn; you take what you think will work for you. — Grant Heslov Copy Share Image
That's why I had to leave Hair on Broadway, because I did it for about a year, and one night I was… — Barry McGuire Copy Share Image
The director makes the movie. The director has to have the story in their head, has to know the style of the… — Jon Lovitz Copy Share Image
I feel like a good director provokes you to ask questions about your character, but doesn't answer them for you. — Crystal Reed Copy Share Image
I deliberately look for colorful people. They're very right for theatre. Theatre has to be theatrical. If you can get color into… — Lanford Wilson Copy Share Image
The main problem is that the Hollywood system has already made the film before the director shoots a single frame. — Mike Leigh Copy Share Image
I was lucky that I was getting exposed to a lot of different kinds of films, and I was liking them all.… — Steven Soderbergh Copy Share Image
Another mistake a director can make is not to be prepared, so you get there on the day to shoot the scene,… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
It's fun to do something funny and have the director laughing. It makes you feel good. — Jon Lovitz Copy Share Image
My dad's a prominent theatre director in Toronto, so I grew up in that world, directing and producing theater since I was… — Ed Gass-Donnelly Copy Share Image
