Directors Quotes · Page 78

There are a few directors around who I have some excitement about spending my $7 at the theatre watching their movies.

— Sean Penn

I am lucky, that is all. Lucky because there are a lot of people - producers, directors, people who buy tickets -…

— Antonio Banderas

Many directors try to direct things that are only going to make the actor uncomfortable. You tend to get more out of…

— Neve Campbell

There's only a handful of directors who really understand what I call the alchemical balance between a man and a woman, in…

— Michelle Rodriguez

I'm very proud of 'The Words' and all the cast. I think Lee Sternthal and Brian Klugman are like new directors, and…

— Nora Arnezeder

Because of 'The Birds' and 'Marnie' I was, as the expression goes, hot in Hollywood and producers and directors wanted to hire…

— Tippi Hedren

So many directors are solely focused on their own success in Hollywood and multimillion dollar budgets and deals.

— Shirley Knight

I love working fast. I don't relish the director who wants to do 25 to 30 takes, or the actors who insist…

— Alfred Molina

As a director, I do very few takes, because I feel like you hire the right actor and they'll do the job…

— George Clooney

As first time director, though, you're like a new officer coming up to be in charge of very serious veterans, and you're…

— William Monahan

I'm a curious person. I pursue things based on what sparks my interest. I'm not thinking about what role I play. I…

— Roman Coppola

I want to be fulfilled creatively as an actress and get to be in roles that are meaningful and impactful. I hope…

— Amandla Stenberg

I give everything to my work, and I like complex roles, characters that aren't obvious. I've been very lucky so far, and…

— Eva Green

A director must be patient and unflappable. I think I was always pretty relaxed. I don't find shooting as traumatic as some…

— James Ivory

I wouldn't say I'm personally trying to transition from comedy into drama. I don't look at things like, 'Oh, I need to…

— Ashton Kutcher

Insider trading tells everybody at precisely the wrong time that everything is rigged, and only people who have a billion dollars and…

— Preet Bharara

Be collaborative. I've had some of my best experiences with directors who were able to sit down and have a conversation and…

— Michael B. Jordan

The good part of working in TV is it's like being a studio director in old Hollywood and approaching different genres. It's…

— Mary Harron

I've been lucky to get some path-breaking films, which proved to be the turning point in my career. Be it 'Rock on!'…

— Arjun Rampal

If [Donald] Trump wins narrowly, Democrats can blame the loss on FBI director James Comey, who inserted himself late in the campaign…

— Mara Liasson

Im so lucky to have the opportunity to work with some directors and some actors I wouldnt have dared to think I…

— Marion Cotillard

I realized that a lot of the great directors that I admire from [Ingmar] Bergman to [Fredrico] Fellini re always shooting, then…

— Marc Forster

Every director is different, but the insights from new people on set give you a different opinion and perspective, which is always…

— Dominique McElligott

I don't really consider myself a female director, and I don't want to do so for other women. Female directors are just…

— Alante Kavaite

My grooming as an actor took place after working with top directors like Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Gulzar, BR Chopra and Shakti Samantha.

— Asrani

I find it easier to play someone who is so far from me because you create someone - you build this person…

— Marion Cotillard

I believe that the officers, and, especially, the directors, of corporations should be held personally responsible when any corporation breaks the law.

— Theodore Roosevelt

Unless you're the director on the movie, or putting up the money for the movie, you really don't have a lot of…

— Bret Easton Ellis

Sometimes if you're a director, you want to believe that you're great and capable at all aspects - the technical side, the…

— Steven Knight

There was always a part of me that wanted to be an old-time director. But I couldn't do that. I'm not a…

— Martin Scorsese

When I was the director of Central Intelligence in the early '90s, I tried to get the Air Force to partner with…

— Robert M. Gates

Of course, at their best, movies are anti-literature and, as a medium, belong not to writers, not to actors, but to directors.

— Truman Capote

The director's who want to be innovative use the DVD as a tool to see what people have done in the past…

— Jerry Bruckheimer

I feel like this is the way I was meant to interact with acting. Which is as a director, and helping, working…

— Lynn Shelton

Playwrights are the most gregarious writers - to get our work done, we need actors, directors, set designers.

— Katori Hall

I think I'm a very very nice director. Very supportive, very nurturing. I definitely try to challenge my actors but I think…

— David Schwimmer

You never know what's around the corner unless you peek. Hold someone's hand while you do it. You will feel less scared.

— Amy Poehler

'The Color Purple' is the kind of character piece that a director like Sidney Lumet could do brilliantly with one hand tied…

— Steven Spielberg

I kind of have an interest in all history. And I suspect it comes from being Irish - we like stories, we…

— Colm Meaney

I really want to meet and work with JJ Abrams. Everyone talks about what a nice director he is, and he has…

— Ty Simpkins