The first thing I ask when Im offered a part is, Whos the director? which is something they never understand in Los… — Swoosie Kurtz Copy Share Image
I used to put that I studied with Stella Adler on my resume. I never met Stella Adler. But if you told… — Billy Bob Thornton Copy Share Image
This is the fourth movie that I've done with this set of director-writers and I've learned to trust them at this point,… — Mark Mothersbaugh Copy Share Image
In every shoot, between the actor and the director there is manipulation. I'm not saying that negatively. It's healthy. — Adele Exarchopoulos Copy Share Image
Even the most elitist director or author who claims that he doesn't care if his works are seen or not, then I… — Michael Haneke Copy Share Image
I got space from Travis Air Force Base, went back to the Philippine Islands and made it a point to meet the… — R. Lee Ermey Copy Share Image
When I do a still picture, I'm doing it all by myself with no help. I'm designing everything. I am my own… — Vilmos Zsigmond Copy Share Image
I always used to associate good directors as being ones who are totally extreme and have an answer for everything and there… — Chris Lowell Copy Share Image
I've always been slightly hesitant about generalizing movies made by men and women being different in their nature; I think movies by… — Susanne Bier Copy Share Image
It could be a great script but the director is not the right person for me to work for at this time.… — Blair Underwood Copy Share Image
The thing that has helped me the most has been surrounding myself with a strong community of people with common interests and… — Liza Johnson Copy Share Image
In my own life, I have noticed when I have been meeting directors, that the same sentence with the same inflection can… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
I was definitely incredibly close to my dad, in a way that was all-encompassing. I am close to my mum, too, but… — Natasha Richardson Copy Share Image
The first work of the director is to set a mood so that the actor's work can take place, so that the… — William Friedkin Copy Share Image
Bill [Condon] is such a great actor's director. He cares about what you're thinking. And, he's very open. Even though he was… — Kellan Lutz Copy Share Image
I'm the girl that waits for the director to say, 'I like that,' or 'Can you boost it up?,' or 'Can you… — Jill Scott Copy Share Image
I watch movies all the time, so it's hard to pick certain specific directors that have inspired me in the aggregate. — Noah Baumbach Copy Share Image
I've worked with a lot of female directors over the course of my career: Martha Coolidge, Catherine Hardwicke, Jodie Foster. — Holly Hunter Copy Share Image
My goal as an actor, as an up-and-coming actor in this business is to stay consistent with the work, you know, and… — Michael K. Williams Copy Share Image
I've written a lot of scripts that someone else directed, and it's absolutely vital that, if I'm gonna act in it, then… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
[Alejandro González Iñárritu] went from Birdman to this - these are incredible ledges that he's stepping out on in making these films… — Bun B Copy Share Image
I would like - either as an actor, or producer or even director - to do something sci-fi or action-related. I like… — Queen Latifah Copy Share Image
I like directors that give their composer a juicy role in their films. Some films have a small, minor role for music,… — Cliff Martinez Copy Share Image
Actually, what will be shown from here to eternity will be Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr cavorting on the beach. From Here… — Manny Farber Copy Share Image
Peter Chelsom and Edgar Wright are totally different directors and worlds apart, but both really accomplished directors who are certain of how… — Rosamund Pike Copy Share Image
Good directors can bring certain things out of you, with their intensity or gentleness or sensitivity or understanding. They can make an… — Robert De Niro Copy Share Image
The real trick for me as a director is to make sure that people don't start pushing because the harder you push… — Ivan Reitman Copy Share Image
I provide the bricks and mortar with the words and situations - the director and the actors and the designers build the… — Eric Bogosian Copy Share Image
A lot of directors will do a certain amount of storyboarding and pre-vis, and yet when they get on the set, everything… — Kathleen Kennedy Copy Share Image
Sometimes directors will hire you and say, 'Oh, we love your work.' And then they start to tell you how to do… — Robert Duvall Copy Share Image
I've worked with directors who have done it too much, particularly in television, you know, 'okay we got it, let's move on,… — Tony Todd Copy Share Image
However good a communicator a director is, unless they've been actors, it's just not the same as the shorthand you get with… — Colin Firth Copy Share Image
I love being involved in all of the creative stuff; I love talking ideas with directors. Anyone with an imagination can create… — Brendon Urie Copy Share Image
But for me, the challenge is how you turn a character into behavior. Once the director says 'action', you just try to… — Robert Duvall Copy Share Image
Obviously, I've been very lucky in general in my career, but I feel that I've been very lucky in terms of having… — Daniel Radcliffe Copy Share Image
Ang Lee’s been nominated for Best Director for Life of Pi, which is what I’m going to call the six weeks after… — Amy Poehler Copy Share Image
The Dead was cool, It's a great horror story. I went to the casting director of this movie and talked to him,… — Matthew McGrory Copy Share Image
I aspire to be an instrument of the director. I'm happiest like that. The stronger the director, the more I'm willing to… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
I want to really stress this, I am a director, an actor, producer, action choreographer, and I'm also an investor. — Jackie Chan Copy Share Image
My favorite parts of work as an actor and a director are those unplanned mistakes that do happen, because it's like catching… — David Duchovny Copy Share Image
![“Bill [Condon] is such a great actor's director. He cares about what you're thinking. And, he's very open. Even though he was pressed for time, and he was doing two movies at once, and all this stuff was happening around him, he would still take time to sit there and talk to you about your scene…” quote by Kellan Lutz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90e/kellan-lutz-2950_actor_bill-condon-is-such-a-great-actor-s-dire_849580.jpg)
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