Directors Quotes · Page 57

The actor's physical type isn't and shouldn't be the main consideration. Does the actor look the part? It is the simplest question…

— Harold Clurman

I'm all about working with directors that are doing different techniques and I think everyone has their way of getting it to…

— Liam Hemsworth

As my other obligations are beginning to take an inordinate amount of time, I have asked to step down as WMG's board…

— Edgar Bronfman, Jr

I got space from Travis Air Force Base, went back to the Philippine Islands and made it a point to meet the…

— R. Lee Ermey

Larry Kasdan is a great director.

— Brion James

I'm just happy when directors make a movie that is really sentimental but without being maudlin or saccharine or too much like…

— Paul Schneider

I think Anand Rai is one of the few brilliant directors we have.

— R. Madhavan

The director's job is to know what emotional statement he wants a character to convey in his scene or his line, and…

— Stanley Kubrick

I had a role in 'Crossroads' when I was about 21, and then I went on to perform in 'Small Change' and…

— Luke Evans

As a first-time director in America, I feel I've been very fortunate.

— Sam Mendes

I've always said to people that auteurism is nice, but it's hypothetical, and gradually you learn how much or how little influence…

— Andrew Sarris

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

— Ken Adam

I'm not going to say that the other people I worked with weren't artist. They were all very great, very talented people,…

— Charlie Day

I don't believe in the concept that 3D should be shot separately. I mean, every director has their own style, sure, but…

— Peter Jackson

I feel that the critic and music director should have such a good relationship they can pick up the phone and call…

— Zubin Mehta

I am eternally impressed and amazed by what directors do.

— Craig Mazin

It began when I was so ill that there was a good chance of dying. I promised myself that if I survived…

— Helmut Newton

I generally don't involve myself in giving the actors some tips on acting. At the same time, I don't do that with…

— Nicholas Sparks

It helps, if you've directed, to be able to write a script that is director-friendly. You're really telling them [directors], "This is…

— Amy Sherman-Palladino

The theater audience is the ultimate teacher, instructing the actor on the degree to which he has executed both the author's and…

— Joan Fontaine

There are two kinds of directors: There's the kind where two plus two equals four, and you have to help them figure…

— Michael Pitt

I see myself much more as a writer/director or at least an aspiring writer/director - not necessarily in film.

— Ricky Gervais

You wouldn't believe how many FDA officials or relatives or acquaintances of FDA officials come to see me as patients in Hanover.…

— Hans Alfred Nieper

As an actor you have to bring to the table your creative input. But when a director like Ridley Scott says I…

— Cuba Gooding, Jr

In terms of directors, great actors make directors - Gary Oldman was great to work with, for me; Tim Roth, too. You…

— Ray Winstone

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

— Nicholas Ozeki

A lot of directors don't really like actors.

— Joe Wright

That's how I am as a director - if somebody does a really good take, I can't help it, I'm not even…

— Cameron Crowe

Some directors have the gift of the gab, but I don't.

— Marianne Elliott

I can tell you it makes a big difference to have a director who is collaborative. What motivates a character in my…

— Nia Long

When Chris Nolan is your director you are like, "I trust that, I'm wrong."

— Anne Hathaway

I was very obsessed with Ruth Gordon. I really didn't foresee me having any type of career as a leading lady at…

— Winona Ryder

There's something with actors in their 40s, I don't know - there's this tendency with these guys, either they're not where they…

— Kurt Voss

I didn't really know who [Dario Argento] was at the time. I know him now, obviously. But I went in to be…

— Julie Benz

If Martin Scorsese calls, I am available. And then there the ones, well, you can just run down the list - any…

— Timothy Olyphant

A singer can quit once he or she has made ten great songs; a director can finish once he or she has…

— Alber Elbaz

What I try to do is make sure that the directors I'm working with are on the same page and want to…

— George Clooney

Some musical directors have more chutzpah. They pick up the phone and talk people into giving. I prefer to call and say…

— Zubin Mehta

I don't think I worked with wrong directors.

— Zayed Khan

As an actor, I have casting issues. I'm a minority. I don't have trouble making a living, but as far as being…

— Anonymous