Directors Quotes · Page 37

I deal with guys in their 20s and early 30s who are presidents of companies, who are movie directors.

— Peter Criss

When I write something, I want the best director to direct it. And that's not going to be me.

— Aaron Sorkin

With Kubrick and most film directors, they are in complete control, but one can influence them.

— Ken Adam

Acting doesn't exist in a vacuum. You need the director to have a set of eyes.

— Miles Teller

More often than not, if you've got a good director and a good script you can't really go wrong.

— Douglas Booth

Directors who turn into big babies and shut out criticism stop learning.

— Richard King

A lot of directors understand everything but the story.

— Adrian Pasdar

There are lots of good directors I would like to work with; I want to be inspired and challenged by them.

— Julian Ovenden

I graduated from high school with the art award and I had made a ton of short films, but it was before…

— Kevin Munroe

When you think of a particular director, you think you would have liked to be with them on one particular film and…

— Clint Eastwood

I auditioned for Ted Bundy and the director Matthew Bright and we really hit it off. He cast me as Bundy's girlfriend.

— Boti Bliss

If you're onstage and you're improvising and nothing's happening, people are racing for the door. But the director can go shopping later…

— Gary Cole

I don't want to get locked into any one type of genre. I just want to constantly be working with amazing directors…

— Nico Tortorella

I had been doing summer stock every summer while I was in college. We did a showcase, like most good conservatories do…

— Randy Harrison

When I just write something, it's usually because I love it, I love the material, but I feel like I really need…

— Nicholas Stoller

I'd love to be a huge television director. I definitely want to do that. I could imagine me going more and more…

— Shiri Appleby

If I'm going to do a big film, I'm very choosy about what I do, because I think I want to continue…

— James Duval

The artistry on the show [ Underground] is apparent in each episode. From the riveting writing to the purposeful and precise direction,…

— Aisha Hinds

They offered me that film before I did Frida and I said, no, I'm not capable of directing. Then after seeing Julie…

— Salma Hayek

My strongest quality as an actor is taking direction. I will give my performance as a template and if the director gives…

— James Preston Rogers

But then male directors also have a hard time getting their movies made... not as hard as women but it's a tough…

— Nicole Holofcener

I came from advertising. For me it's about protecting the director's vision. That's always the goal. There's keeping things on budget and…

— Charles Roven

The first film that really knocked me out was Alien by Ridley Scott. This is a great movie because no matter how…

— Nicholas Ozeki

I did a film recently in the Republic of Georgia [upcoming 'Halo of Stars'] which was based on a long poem written…

— Lily Collins

We definitely have to support other female directors because there's not enough of us.

— Gia Coppola

Zhang Yimou is one of the best directors on mainland China.

— Jet Li

Jim Brooks is a very powerful director and it was a lot of intense work

— Tea Leoni

There is no point in having sharp images when you've fuzzy ideas.

— Jean-Luc Godard

I loved cinema while growing up and, for the longest time, wanted to be a director.

— Robert Carlyle

My mother was an actress. My father was an actor and a director. I am the son of filmmakers.

— Sergio Leone

As a director, you have to understand what is happening - if I don't understand it, you can't make changes.

— Marjane Satrapi

I learn a lot from every director that I work with. I sit on set and watch them, every one.

— Jonah Hill

I was usually asked to do less than I was capable of by directors who had lost control of their movie.

— Hal Needham

Before you can steal fire from the Gods you gotta be able to get coffee for the director

— David Mamet

Some directors are interested in acting, and others are only interested in cranes and moving the camera.

— Stellan Skarsgard

The job of the director is to suggest two plus two. Let the viewer say four.

— Ernst Lubitsch

Don't wait around for someone else to tell your story. Do it yourself by whatever means necessary.

— Lena Dunham

All my directors have tried to draw the best out of me at that point of time.

— Padmapriya Janakiraman

A film's success or failure is strictly on the director's shoulders.

— Robin Tunney

There's nothing wrong with you that a little Prozac and a polo mallet can't cure.

— Woody Allen