The director's job is to know what emotional statement he wants a character to convey in his scene or his line, and… — Stanley Kubrick Copy Share Image
[Director Richard Tanne] was inspired by their [Barack and Michelle Obama] flirtation, and their connection. That's not normal with politicians who are… — Tika Sumpter Copy Share Image
My father was a television director, and I always knew I wanted to be in the industry, but I had thought my… — Philip Glenister Copy Share Image
I just really want to continue to play those roles where I really have something to do, and mainly, above all, work… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
The first draft is just a skeleton-just bare bones. It's like the very first rehearsal of a play, where the director moves… — Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Copy Share Image
I came up in the community center. I used to be physical director of the South Central Community Center in Chicago on… — Bernie Mac Copy Share Image
There is a dearth of senior artistes in Kollywood and it is up to the directors to utilise my potential and experience. — Sathyapriya Copy Share Image
I'm pretty much a character-driven film director and my movies are smaller. I don't do a lot of coverage. I use lots… — Stanley Tucci Copy Share Image
You really have to bring your game and know what you want to do. And then, there are the producers and the… — Adrian Pasdar Copy Share Image
I never sat down and wrote, but what I do is kind of act as a dramaturge for the piece. I am… — Larry Charles Copy Share Image
There's this sense of being strange, which is at the heart of every creative person. Every writer, every actor, every director knows… — Anthony Minghella Copy Share Image
After I began to make some money, my brain-damaged accountant put me in one business after another that went bad. The only… — Sean Connery Copy Share Image
Wayne Wang, the director, really helped me become a more mature actress. When I first started filming, I was really over the… — AnnaSophia Robb Copy Share Image
The best compliment I ever got from the public or producers or directors is that I just totally blend in and become… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I see how complicated it is to make a film and how many people are involved and I love the fact that… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
My parents, and especially my mother, encouraged by the director of the local school which I was attending, wanted in spite of… — Leon Jouhaux Copy Share Image
There's an inherent idea that if a Black executive producer and a Black director are going to do a movie based on… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Women are making strides in many areas and women have mentored and supported me along the way. I think that women are… — Nina Jacobson Copy Share Image
When I was making films [early in my career] there were very, very few female directors, and there were certainly no women… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
A friend of my mom's was a casting director so, really as kind of a lark, I had a couple of acting… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
When you hire directors, you're most concerned about whether or not someone from the outside will get the jokes. — Adam F. Goldberg Copy Share Image
I am a sensitive writer, actor and director. Talking business disgusts me. If you want to talk business, call my disgusting personal… — Sylvester Stallone Copy Share Image
Developing films with directors, developing films with actors, is a poor percentage play for a screenwriter. — Tony Gilroy Copy Share Image
I view the director as my boss. I'm the pawn on the chess board. I don't say something to the director easily,… — Jennifer Lawrence Copy Share Image
It's nice, because after you've worked with various directors and producers enough times, they start to know your voice and what you're… — Laura Bailey Copy Share Image
I feel that I don't have to wait around for good scripts anymore, that I can get things moving more quickly. I… — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
Every director works differently but one thing's important: they must have a vision. If they don't have a vision I don't care… — Kurt Russell Copy Share Image
Many casting directors won't hire aspiring actors because you might be burning some chick's headshot under the table so she doesn't get… — Olivia Wilde Copy Share Image
No, United Artists was a very extraordinary organization, because once they had agreed on the director, they believed in letting him have… — John Schlesinger Copy Share Image
One tries to be an observer as an actor and indeed as a director because the small things, the give-away things are… — Janet Suzman Copy Share Image
My height can be a problem. A lot of directors and photographers are sometimes not happy because I'm pretty tall and especially… — Bill Skarsgard Copy Share Image
I understand the directors much more. I was always rebelling against them when I was a youngster, I didn't want to be… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
I've been lucky enough to work with some great directors, and I don't want to throw that away by doing one big… — Martin Compston Copy Share Image
The lack of women directors is a sad fact of life. Kathryn Bigelow's thrilling Best Director win may help turn things around. — Lynda Obst Copy Share Image
I'm a frustrated actor. My ... goal is to beat Alfred Hitchcock in the number of cameos. I'm going to try to… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I still write. I'd love to write more trashy chick-lit. At the moment, I just re-write my own lines, which probably annoys… — Isla Fisher Copy Share Image
From the initial days of my career I have always given importance to two things. One is to heed to directors instructions… — Pankaj Kapur Copy Share Image
It's great to have a good relationship with the directors and learn about things you do with cameras, and how you direct. — Gaten Matarazzo Copy Share Image
I think a lot of good directors listen to music while they're working. The songs just don't become a part of the… — Ben Folds Copy Share Image
Every single time when you act in a film, and there's a different director, which of course as actors we're used to… — Famke Janssen Copy Share Image