I'm very shy. But as a director and especially a female director, absolutely: How I used to walk on the court is… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
I have half a dozen designers who work for me, they 'realise' most of the design work, and I act as the… — Michael Bierut Copy Share Image
My biggest advice for women writer/directors is to always be attempting to make work that avoids pandering to the conceptions that the… — Rania Attieh Copy Share Image
I do like being surprised by directors and producers and being offered parts I would never have considered, including parts that aren't… — Stephen Fry Copy Share Image
I'm not the kind of actress who asks a lot of questions of my directors unless it's something I really need to… — Amy Adams Copy Share Image
I would say that the directors that I've liked the most are all curious in nature - curious thinkers. They're all big… — Brad Pitt Copy Share Image
I fall in love with every film while I'm doing it. I fall in love with the directors, I fall in love… — Nick Frost Copy Share Image
It happens a lot, but I also think of it as not so much like being abandoned by a director 'cause they're… — Amy Ryan Copy Share Image
I always felt, and still feel, one of my best strengths as a director is having been an actor for a long… — Paul Feig 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
I'm always in awe of directors because they're just holding so much stuff in the air. They've got so many decisions that… — Dominic Cooper Copy Share Image
Originally a record producer more or less hired a bunch of professionals to participate in a recording session, the performers and the… — Tony Visconti Copy Share Image
And as a first time director I needed to work with someone that I felt comfortable with, and that I could get… — Duncan Jones Copy Share Image
Honestly, as hard a profession as acting is, I think music is even harder. Acting, you're like a leech, because someone else… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
There are many directors in the middle range who've made mostly successful pictures, and then there are a few great directors who've… — Jack Nicholson Copy Share Image
I'm not a director that's about precision and control and perfection, I'm about creating an atmosphere that's organic and interesting and then… — David Gordon Green Copy Share Image
There's something mystical and wonderful about being in the room with the actual live performer s on stage that works. In film,… — Marshall Brickman Copy Share Image
Working in film, if you work with great directors, you learn that after every take you must let go. Sitting with my… — Ben Kingsley Copy Share Image
For me, a director is a director immaterial of the gender. At the end of the day, the audience is only interested… — Boman Irani Copy Share Image
It takes a long while for a director to cease thinking in terms of the result he desires and instead concentrate on… — Peter Brook Copy Share Image
Woody's [Allen] very relaxed with the cast and likes them to do their thing and is not an over-director type. Somehow it… — Letty Aronson Copy Share Image
Whenever I really want a part, I'm not sure what to do. How do I let the director know how obsessed I… — Jennifer Lawrence Copy Share Image
I had a caricature view of the guy in the beret with the big megaphone, but a movie director and writer was… — J. C. Chandor Copy Share Image
To have a museum like the Museum of Modern Art in New York is to have power. I don't have any interest… — Luis Gonzalez Copy Share Image
When I came to the industry, many directors like Krishna Vamsi and Puri Jagannath had encouraged me a lot. Krishna Vamsi is… — Ravi Teja Copy Share Image
Good directors say, Here's where the play is. They stand by the heart of the matter. Some of them stand beside it. — Sam Waterston Copy Share Image
There's very exciting directors who haven't made a feature yet. That's what's cool about the job - the ever-changing landscape of people… — Jamie Dornan Copy Share Image
There's no director who wants to portray cheese puffs with a certain color that's going to make or break the commercial, in… — Jamie Hyneman Copy Share Image
I think that it is a total shame that we don't have more female directors or rather, more opportunities for them. It… — Greta Lee Copy Share Image
I am still very surprised that I managed to make that film [Close Up]. When I actually look back on that film,… — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
I think the director is becoming more important. To work under rushed conditions, you need to have an extremely professional director. If… — Glenn Ford Copy Share Image
And when I have lived elsewhere, every two weeks I have to fly back to LA. Even New York directors go there… — Scott Speedman Copy Share Image
I hope I don't just do the exact same thing my whole life. I also feel like it's really hard to make… — David Wain Copy Share Image
As a professional, it pains me to watch a movie that is botched and amateurish. I prefer directors who have control of… — George Cukor Copy Share Image
When I do a film, usually I work from my director. That's my boss. The director is interpreting the writer's vision, and… — Juliette Lewis Copy Share Image
It's always the script first choosing roles. [Then] whoever else is attached. I never like to be the first person attached, because… — Christopher Mintz-Plasse Copy Share Image
I don't think I'd be a good director because people would ask me, you know, "What is it? What's going on here?… — Christopher Walken Copy Share Image
I read that Hollywood wanted to film Fences years ago with a white director, but [August] Wilson refused. He thought that the… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
My memorization skills aren't that great so I need help in that area. As far as everything else, I listen to the… — Robert Morse Copy Share Image
It's cool working with female directors because I'm a girl, so you do relate to them more. You can talk to them… — Elle Fanning Copy Share Image
![“And as a first time director I needed to work with someone that I felt comfortable with, and that I could get along with. It was a perfect match [with Sam Rockwell]; I am so thrilled I got to work with him. He is a really nice and incredible guy.” quote by Duncan Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4bd/duncan-jones-12555_comfortable_and-as-a-first-time-director-i-needed-to_2583054.jpg)
![“Woody's [Allen] very relaxed with the cast and likes them to do their thing and is not an over-director type. Somehow it works.” quote by Letty Aronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ad4/letty-aronson-88511_casts_woody-s-allen-very-relaxed-with-the-cast_807769.jpg)
![“I am still very surprised that I managed to make that film [Close Up]. When I actually look back on that film, I really feel that I was not the director but instead just a member of the audience.” quote by Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6c9/abbas-kiarostami-2631_audience_i-am-still-very-surprised-that-i-managed_1350509.jpg)
![“It's always the script first choosing roles. [Then] whoever else is attached. I never like to be the first person attached, because I don't really trust what's going on, unless there's a really good director.” quote by Christopher Mintz-Plasse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e62/christopher-mintz-plasse-18844_directors_it-s-always-the-script-first-choosing-ro_762853.jpg)
![“I read that Hollywood wanted to film Fences years ago with a white director, but [August] Wilson refused. He thought that the director needed to have lived the culture of black Americans.” quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cce/kareem-abdul-jabbar-1909_august_i-read-that-hollywood-wanted-to-film-fen_2057534.jpg)
