Directors Quotes · Page 42

With RoboCop, I couldn't be happier because it's such a quality director.José Padilha is a young master.

— Joel Kinnaman

Most film directors do not come up with their own subjects or write their own screenplays.

— Thomas Harrison

I think my favorite, and Coppola and that whole thing. East coast Italian directors I guess.

— Anthony Michael Hall

To deny women directors, as I suspect is happening in the States, is to deny the feminine vision.

— Jane Campion

My favorite movies are from directors that have a vision, like Wes Anderson or Tim Burton.

— Aubrie Sellers

If the director of the department doesn't even know what the privacy policy is, we are in trouble.

— Jackie Speier

It's a strange business, and unfortunately, what we do in animation is a mystery, especially the directors.

— Lee Unkrich

No director wants to be directed, but no good director... would shy away from the good ideas of others.

— Tommy Lee Jones

In film producing, there is an inherent tension between the director, the money and the producer, and that's what keeps it flowing…

— Christine Vachon

I think for any director, male or female, it would be just to be prepared, work hard, and not give up! As…

— Liz Tuccillo

I look for subjects which are very personal for the director and luckily I have found that. I look for master directors.

— Harshvardhan Kapoor

I'm not really a full-time director, I just like to direct the things that I write because I think I'm going to…

— Billy Bob Thornton

I'm quite good friends with the putative director, Vincenzo Natali, and I'm a big fan of his work, but beyond that, I…

— William Gibson

Prudence is not only the first in rank of the virtues political and moral, but she is the director and regulator, the…

— Edmund Burke

The point of having a director is that they make the final decision; it's their point of view, they set the rhythm…

— Christian Bale

The directors you trust the most are the ones, when you ask them a question, they've got the guts to say, 'I…

— Alan Rickman

Its always great when a director is just supportive of what youre doing. Theyre not so much critiquing you but giving you…

— Emma Roberts

I'm a person of the arts. I love the arts very, very, very much. And ah, I'm a musician, I'm a director,…

— Michael Jackson

Every time I see a film or TV show, I think about how that composer made those choices and how that director…

— Robert Lopez

I feel like some of the best talent is on TV right now, with the writing, acting and great directors. I've also…

— Christina Ricci

The thing with 50 Words of Snow is that it was literally back-to-back from Director's Cut [also released in 2011]. It was…

— Kate Bush

I prefer to have playback, but sometimes, you can't have that under most circumstances. First, it is expensive because you need a…

— James Cromwell

All the jobs I've gotten in the last two years are because directors have seen the work I've done - indie films,…

— Sandra Oh

The writing is really hard. You're alone. It really pulls it out of you. You pull it out of your head. But…

— Tony Gilroy

I think to be a good director you have to be a good person and you have to care about people.

— Kristen Stewart

I've worked alongside some very good directors and some not so good.

— Goldie Hawn

Writers, directors often can get too precious with their words.

— Michael Pitt

I feel like some of the best talent is on TV right now, with the writing, acting and great directors.

— Christina Ricci

I would consider doing any part as long as the script is good and the film has an interesting director.

— Daniel Radcliffe

I think, frankly, that I'm a better director than I was an actor.

— Jonathan Frakes

Over the years, I've learnt from co-actors, directors, technicians, and even from junior artists.

— Mahesh Babu

The duty of a film director is to focus more on the soul of the spectator.

— Ken Loach

I think theatre helped, only because it was acting experience. I got to work with a lot of directors.

— James Denton

A movie has its own fate, which often doesn’t depend on the performances of the director and actors.

— Zhang Ziyi

I'm not a betting woman, but I have $50 on Secretariat with an old director friend of mine.

— Shirley Booth

A lot of directors are overbearing and tend to make you doubt your instincts.

— Omar Epps

I know I don't go looking for directors. I always wonder why they chose me.

— Ciaran Hinds

I fear other actors who are not prepared. And I fear directors who are afraid.

— Tommy Lee Jones

I would love to be a fly on the wall watching other directors and actors to see what their process is like.

— Chiwetel Ejiofor

I want to work with as many directors as possible because with each director, you learn something new.

— Kalki Koechlin