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title: "38 Directors Really Quotes by 36 authors"
description: "Browse 38 Directors Really quotes by 36 authors. Discover the best Directors Really sayings and thoughts."
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> [Wong Kar-wai and Ang Lee are two Asian directors I'm really fond of.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bai-ling/wong-kar-wai-and-ang-lee-are-two-asian-directors-i-m-really-fond-of/)

[Bai Ling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bai-ling/)

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> [I would love to just keep working with really great directors who really inspire me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-bomer/i-would-love-to-just-keep-working-with-really-great-directors-who/)

[Matt Bomer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-bomer/)

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> [I really like working with different directors. It's really fun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asia-kate-dillon/i-really-like-working-with-different-directors-it-s-really-fun/)

[Asia Kate Dillon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asia-kate-dillon/)

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> [I've worked with a lot of directors who really don't have a sense of what the hell they want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrienne-shelly/i-ve-worked-with-a-lot-of-directors-who-really-don-t-have-a-sense-of/)

[Adrienne Shelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrienne-shelly/)

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> [I think women directors have to be really tenacious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-babbit/i-think-women-directors-have-to-be-really-tenacious/)

[Jamie Babbit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-babbit/)

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> [One of my favorite things about Telluride is because it's so small, the directors are really there for each other. You look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greta-gerwig/one-of-my-favorite-things-about-telluride-is-because-it-s-so-small/)

[Greta Gerwig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greta-gerwig/)

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> [It would be horrible to be micro-managed! I don't think directors can really micro-manage people. It's just impossible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janusz-kaminski/it-would-be-horrible-to-be-micro-managed-i-don-t-think-directors-can/)

[Janusz Kaminski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janusz-kaminski/)

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> [I don't think Hollywood makes many good films anymore. How many directors can you really trust to have an artistic vision, not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cave/i-don-t-think-hollywood-makes-many-good-films-anymore-how-many/)

[Nick Cave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cave/)

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> [There are a lot of directors who really need the assistance of an actor and they need the actor to come up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zayed-khan/there-are-a-lot-of-directors-who-really-need-the-assistance-of-an/)

[Zayed Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zayed-khan/)

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> [It's strange - some directors are really talented but they can be so precious when it comes to letting you be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/skrillex/it-s-strange-some-directors-are-really-talented-but-they-can-be-so/)

[Skrillex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/skrillex/)

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> [I don't watch many films. I just make sure my directors are really good. I will work even with a debut director,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suriya/i-don-t-watch-many-films-i-just-make-sure-my-directors-are-really/)

[Suriya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suriya/)

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> [I think great directors really respect their actors and vice versa. That mutual respect makes the job fun instead of anything but.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lake-bell/i-think-great-directors-really-respect-their-actors-and-vice-versa/)

[Lake Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lake-bell/)

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> [When you work with directors who really love actors, who love their contribution, it feels amazing. But sometimes when you work with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-negga/when-you-work-with-directors-who-really-love-actors-who-love-their/)

[Ruth Negga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-negga/)

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> [There are American directors I'd really like to work with, but I don't know how much I want to be sitting in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/romola-garai/there-are-american-directors-i-d-really-like-to-work-with-but-i-don-t/)

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

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> [When you're a director, you have great respect for directors. I am really pretty loyal to any director that I am working…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lake-bell/when-you-re-a-director-you-have-great-respect-for-directors-i-am/)

[Lake Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lake-bell/)

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> [Some directors are really strong on action, manhandling you around the set; others are very focused on setting up the camera shots…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-bellman/some-directors-are-really-strong-on-action-manhandling-you-around-the/)

[Gina Bellman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-bellman/)

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> [For 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona,' for example, Woody Allen is one of the greatest American directors, and we really had a very good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/penelope-cruz/for-vicky-cristina-barcelona-for-example-woody-allen-is-one-of-the/)

[Penelope Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/penelope-cruz/)

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> [The marketing of my movies is something I have no control over! I usually am shown things to give input beforehand. Some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-derrickson/the-marketing-of-my-movies-is-something-i-have-no-control-over-i/)

[Scott Derrickson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-derrickson/)

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> [The directors were often really nice and I was well behaved, so I would just sit there in rehearsal. That allowed me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/condola-rashad/the-directors-were-often-really-nice-and-i-was-well-behaved-so-i/)

[Condola Rashad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/condola-rashad/)

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> [When I look at the directors that I really love, who really develop their films over time, they're almost always the ones…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-norton/when-i-look-at-the-directors-that-i-really-love-who-really-develop/)

[Edward Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-norton/)

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> [I have been incredibly fortunate to be able to work with good directors and for me it's not really a plan each…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sacha-baron-cohen/i-have-been-incredibly-fortunate-to-be-able-to-work-with-good/)

[Sacha Baron Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sacha-baron-cohen/)

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> [If you know what it is before you even start, it's not as interesting. Central to being an actor is pretending, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/if-you-know-what-it-is-before-you-even-start-it-s-not-as-interesting/)

[Willem Dafoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willem-dafoe/)

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> [ J.C. \[Chandor\] was the kind of energy we were looking for, so we decided to get behind it with all of our… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zachary-quinto/j-c-chandor-was-the-kind-of-energy-we-were-looking-for-so-we-decided/)

[Zachary Quinto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zachary-quinto/)

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> [I also think if you get sort of early success there's always this part of you which feels like, "I need to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-pattinson/i-also-think-if-you-get-sort-of-early-success-there-s-always-this/)

[Robert Pattinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-pattinson/)

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> [I like working with directors because I'm really opinionated about what things work and may not work, what audiences like and may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/i-like-working-with-directors-because-i-m-really-opinionated-about/)

[Morgan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-freeman/)

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> [I even think the commercial element of new American directors is really fertile right now. There are a lot of filmmakers with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-jarmusch/i-even-think-the-commercial-element-of-new-american-directors-is/)

[Jim Jarmusch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-jarmusch/)

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> [I've been really lucky in terms of film projects with people, terrific actors and also writers and directors that I really respect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-jay/i-ve-been-really-lucky-in-terms-of-film-projects-with-people-terrific/)

[Ricky Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-jay/)

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> [I think when you work with really wonderful directors who have a really strong vision, it lets you as an artist set…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-gadon/i-think-when-you-work-with-really-wonderful-directors-who-have-a/)

[Sarah Gadon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-gadon/)

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> [A lot of solo directors have a really strong creative producer with them. Jay and I have less of a need for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-duplass/a-lot-of-solo-directors-have-a-really-strong-creative-producer-with/)

[Mark Duplass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-duplass/)

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> [The first film is everything you want to say and how you want to say it. Lots of directors will do that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hurt/the-first-film-is-everything-you-want-to-say-and-how-you-want-to-say/)

[John Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hurt/)

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> [There's a bunch of directors that I really admire, and Australian ones as well. It would be nice to do a film…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mia-wasikowska/there-s-a-bunch-of-directors-that-i-really-admire-and-australian-ones/)

[Mia Wasikowska](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mia-wasikowska/)

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> [I'm very proud of 'The Words' and all the cast. I think Lee Sternthal and Brian Klugman are like new directors, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-arnezeder/i-m-very-proud-of-the-words-and-all-the-cast-i-think-lee-sternthal/)

[Nora Arnezeder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-arnezeder/)

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> [There's only a handful of directors who really understand what I call the alchemical balance between a man and a woman, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-rodriguez/there-s-only-a-handful-of-directors-who-really-understand-what-i-call/)

[Michelle Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-rodriguez/)

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> [Television in America is so elaborate. There are so many remote cranes, and they have all the toys to play with. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franka-potente/television-in-america-is-so-elaborate-there-are-so-many-remote-cranes/)

[Franka Potente](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franka-potente/)

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> [Female directors really do need to support each other. Too many times I've been led to believe that my direct competition was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-phang/female-directors-really-do-need-to-support-each-other-too-many-times/)

[Jennifer Phang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-phang/)

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> [I worked with some directors, and it was really collaborative, and I was sort of writing with them. I was giving so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paddy-considine/i-worked-with-some-directors-and-it-was-really-collaborative-and-i/)

[Paddy Considine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paddy-considine/)

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> [I try to attach myself to people who really inspire me, and directors who are really passionate. That way, I can give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/i-try-to-attach-myself-to-people-who-really-inspire-me-and-directors/)

[Willem Dafoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willem-dafoe/)

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> [Some of us are interested in directors, but really the vast majority of us are interested in actors. You experience the films…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-boyle/some-of-us-are-interested-in-directors-but-really-the-vast-majority/)

[Danny Boyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-boyle/)

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