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title: "9 Directors People Quotes by 9 authors"
description: "Browse 9 Directors People quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Directors People sayings and thoughts."
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> [In my own experience of male and female directors, people have a much, much harder time taking a direct command from a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/in-my-own-experience-of-male-and-female-directors-people-have-a-much/)

[Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/)

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> [Everyone's so used to taking care of actors and directors, but people in the crew are there the longest and working the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-landecker/everyone-s-so-used-to-taking-care-of-actors-and-directors-but-people/)

[Amy Landecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-landecker/)

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> [I've gotten to work with some wonderful directors and people who have been great teachers to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lyle-lovett/i-ve-gotten-to-work-with-some-wonderful-directors-and-people-who-have/)

[Lyle Lovett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lyle-lovett/)

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> [I worked with fantastic actors, fantastic directors. People I would never otherwise have met. Was I limited? Yes. Did I use it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valeria-golino/i-worked-with-fantastic-actors-fantastic-directors-people-i-would/)

[Valeria Golino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valeria-golino/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e6/valeria-golino-39727_about_i-worked-with-fantastic-actors-fantastic_795351.jpg)

> [I'm a huge fan of Greta Gerwig, and working with her was also a dream come true. She was one of those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathryn-newton/i-m-a-huge-fan-of-greta-gerwig-and-working-with-her-was-also-a-dream/)

[Kathryn Newton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathryn-newton/)

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> [I didn't have a lot of men to ask questions of when I was starting out. There were two female directors people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susanna-fogel/i-didn-t-have-a-lot-of-men-to-ask-questions-of-when-i-was-starting/)

[Susanna Fogel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susanna-fogel/)

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> [There's not a lot of talking between actors - either between actors or between actors and directors. People think that they sit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-walken/there-s-not-a-lot-of-talking-between-actors-either-between-actors-or/)

[Christopher Walken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-walken/)

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> [I've always had good relationships with directors. I'm one of those people where, if there's a good idea coming from the sound…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-wilson/i-ve-always-had-good-relationships-with-directors-i-m-one-of-those/)

[Patrick Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-wilson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c5/patrick-wilson-9190_cinema_i-ve-always-had-good-relationships-with_1065145.jpg)

> [If you are a 19-year-old woman, there are very specific things that directors and the people in positions of power in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/romola-garai/if-you-are-a-19-year-old-woman-there-are-very-specific-things-that/)

[Romola Garai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/romola-garai/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e9/romola-garai-7631_difficult_if-you-are-a-19-year-old-woman-there-are_2942080.jpg)

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