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![“The thing I noticed, have learned the most about directors, is: when they're very confident in themselves, they're open to creativity from other people. If they're scared or nervous, then they shut off and nobody's ideas [count].” quote by Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/191/geena-davis-2583_creativity_the-thing-i-noticed-have-learned-the-mos_553934.jpg)
![“[Director] Peter Wallerstein does great work rescuing sea life along the shores of LA, and I helped raise money for sanctuaries such as Chimp Haven, who are now taking in over two hundred medical lab chimps released from government-funded medical testing labs.” quote by Alison Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/495/alison-eastwood-33647_directors_director-peter-wallerstein-does-great-wo_2426237.jpg)
![“[Akiro] Kurosawa, no doubt, was a big influence. Movies sometimes more than directors have influenced me: The Grapes of Wrath, by John Ford, was an extraordinary discovery. Sergei Eisenstein, of course. Later on, [Ingmar] Bergman.” quote by Costa-Gavras](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dff/costa-gavras-22487_bergman_akiro-kurosawa-no-doubt-was-a-big-influe_213833.jpg)
![“I knew [Jesse Owens'] name, but I really didn't remember what it is he had done, so I felt like I had to get refreshed. So I read the script and I realized like, wow, this is an incredible human being. I told my manager, however I had to do it, let me see the director; I got to play him.” quote by Stephan James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae4/stephan-james-17537_directors_i-knew-jesse-owens-name-but-i-really-did_1846344.jpg)
