Directors Quotes · Page 5

Be what we make, and not who we are.

— Catherine Breillat

You don't usually meet directors on the streets.

— Jason Statham

Directors were apprehensive in trying comedy with me.

— Kunal Khemu

I'm not an easygoing guy as a director.

— Ted Kotcheff

I don't think I worked with wrong directors.

— Zayed Khan

John Huston is more of a creative director than most.

— Robert Loggia

I do whatever the directors and writers ask me to do.

— Brahmanandam

My kind of director is an actor-director who writes.

— Orson Welles

The biggest thing I learned is directors don't make a lot of money on a movie.

— Shane Dawson

It's really rare for film directors to be that interested in things other than themselves.

— Alan Cumming

Directors have to push me. I have to be pushed up. Not all the time, but often.

— Catherine Deneuve

As an actor we're just like workers in a factory, we provide our services to directors

— Chow Yun-Fat

When you're artistic director of a program, you present the music you want to present.

— Stanley Crouch

A male director doesn't come to situations the same way that a female director would.

— Liz W. Garcia

There are certainly producers I hang with and directors I hang with and actors I hang with.

— Michael Keaton

The attitude of the director is really important, in terms of setting tone.

— Josh Radnor

You often have a great director who's like, "Well, actually I don't even want to reveal you until the end of this…

— Sarah Gadon

There are so many directors who don't like any kind of interaction on set except for producers. I am the opposite.

— Sean Baker

I know the pressures of being the daughter of a great actress. But it's inspiring. You learn so much that other people…

— Natasha Richardson

There are types of directors and types of work that I'm interested in. I mean, it's a hard thing, isn't it? Because…

— Emma D'Arcy

The most important thing for a director is being able to communicate. When you communicate comfortably, regardless of what you're saying, it…

— Kevin Hart

I have done films where we all thought the director didn't know what he was doing and it is going to be…

— Kevin Spacey

The idea that all violence in movies is okay simply because it happens is bull. Directors and writers have a responsibility.

— Julie Taymor

I think women have made progress in cinematography, contrary to women directors, who I think have regressed. There are many more women…

— Maryse Alberti

When you have your chance to make a film, don't focus on pleasing everyone. I think the goal is to live in…

— Jennifer Phang

I think the first feature of any director is going to hold a special place in their heart. It's kind of like…

— Nicholas Ozeki

I learned that as a director, you're around all these talented people, so you have this window that all these really good…

— Ben Affleck

Other writers, producers, and directors of low-budget films would often put down the film they were making, saying it was just something…

— Roger Corman

If you're sounding right, you're probably walking right, and vice versa. If you get the footwork right - if you get even…

— Ian Mckellen

I had worked for a lot of directors whose work I didn't respect, and as I was editing material, I was thinking…

— Lee Unkrich

I'm actually very snobbish about directors. I have to say no all the time. 'No' is the most powerful word in our…

— Brad Pitt

I personally want to work with great directors and great actors. My thing is about being inspired. You want money to come,…

— Scott Cohen

The relationship with actor and director is probably closer to theater, in that, when we record the dialogue, there is very little…

— Glenn McQuaid

I think bringing depth to characters means really needing to find out who this girl is, what is she passionate about, what…

— Amy Smart

Well, the film's not only pricking the pomposity of the Church, it's pricking the pomposity, and sometimes you would think fraudulence, of…

— Billy Connolly

You are also asked to take an oath, and that's the oath of service. The oath of service is not to secrecy,…

— Edward Snowden

In some cases, people are silent; they're being complacent. But we're also seeing people speak out against some of these raids, these…

— Leila Fadel

Let's be clear: all professions look bad in the movies. And there's a good reason for this. Movies don't portray career paths,…

— Michael Crichton

I have learned patience, for sure. Pre-publication is a long waiting game, especially for authors of picture books. We write the manuscript,…

— Renee Watson

Here is how I work: when I think that a film needs to have a principal theme, I search for a melody.…

— Michel Legrand