Directors Quotes · Page 40

I've been fortunate to work with good directors who understand improvisation and understand the way comedians work. Luke Basan let me do…

— Chris Tucker

The director is simply the audience. So the terrible burden of the director is to take the place of that yawning vacuum,…

— Orson Welles

The record producer is the music world's equivalent of a film director.

— Phil Ramone

I don't think the written word is important in movies anymore and the really great movies are done by great directors who…

— Anita Loos

All directors make films in individual ways. But the classical kind of view of filmmaking is that you have a script and…

— Paul Greengrass

We discard the personal specifics which don't conform to the ideal conventional beauty created by art directors and cinematographers.

— Damian Loeb

If you're a casting director, you're going to be curious to see what Timothy Spall's son is like. But when you get…

— Rafe Spall

I thought that Hollywood was just for geniuses and that directors come from three generations of directors. I was worried that I…

— Fede Alvarez

I love America. I eagerly became a citizen. I have no bitterness toward those casting directors who dismissed me because of my…

— Persis Khambatta

You need contrast and conflict in order to tell a story. Stories need to have dark and light, turmoil, all those things.…

— David Lynch

So, we come out to Los Angeles. And we met with every network. We met with show runners, directors, writers, everything. And…

— Reba McEntire

Casting directors I don't think are the best in Mexico at street casting. Whereas, I think, in New York and in L.A.,…

— Cary Fukunaga

The only episode which was completely my idea was for Mitch Pileggi, the actor who portrays Skinner, the Assistant Director of the…

— David Duchovny

I once gave a talk at a girls' school and, once I'd finished, 29 out of the 30 girls wanted to be…

— Beeban Kidron

A poet needs a pen, a painter a brush, and a director an army.

— Orson Welles

When I first started out, it was very, very difficult to even get in the room with directors or casting directors because…

— Kaya Scodelario

A film actor is just a victim of directors and editors.

— Helena Bonham Carter

I act once in awhile if something comes up that seems fun. I like to do it - its a lot of…

— Rob Reiner

It's always the story that interests me.

— Vincente Minnelli

David O. Russell is probably my favorite filmmaker. He's not only a great director, but he's also a great writer.

— Adam McKay

I wanted to trust in my partners and the directors and producers and do the best I can to deliver what I…

— Martin Lawrence

I think the wonderful thing about doing theater is that it's more of an actor's medium. I think that film is more…

— Kim Cattrall

At a time when the threat of nuclear arms is again increasing, the Norwegian Nobel Committee wishes to underline that this threat…

— Mohamed ElBaradei

I didn't know [director] Aaron Woodley at all, but I knew I wanted to be a part of [ The Entitled ].

— Laura Vandervoort

But, yeah, it was just the regular audition process. There were a couple people telling me about it and that they were…

— Tinsel Korey