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title: "10 Films Director Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Films Director quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Films Director sayings and thoughts."
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> [The best films are because of nobody but the director.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roman-polanski/the-best-films-are-because-of-nobody-but-the-director/)

[Roman Polanski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roman-polanski/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/401/roman-polanski-17124_best-film_the-best-films-are-because-of-nobody-but_1049334.jpg)

> [I don't know how to make award-winning films; I'm a director happy in making masala films.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raghava-lawrence/i-don-t-know-how-to-make-award-winning-films-i-m-a-director-happy-in/)

[Raghava Lawrence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raghava-lawrence/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb2/raghava-lawrence-14599_cinema_i-don-t-know-how-to-make-award-winning-f_229106.jpg)

> [The credit for the success of my films go to the director and the script.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shamna-kasim/the-credit-for-the-success-of-my-films-go-to-the-director-and-the/)

[Shamna Kasim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shamna-kasim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d9/shamna-kasim-7575_cinema_the-credit-for-the-success-of-my-films-g_2276740.jpg)

> [Films are a director's medium. We're all stemming from the director.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-franco/films-are-a-director-s-medium-we-re-all-stemming-from-the-director/)

[Dave Franco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-franco/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8be/dave-franco-10502_cinema_films-are-a-director-s-medium-we-re-all_1733193.jpg)

> [People think a director teaches acting. But in good films a director doesn't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sreenivasan/people-think-a-director-teaches-acting-but-in-good-films-a-director/)

[Sreenivasan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sreenivasan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43e/sreenivasan-13528_acting_people-think-a-director-teaches-acting-b_1719034.jpg)

> [In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-hitchcock/in-feature-films-the-director-is-god-in-documentary-films-god-is-the/)

[Alfred Hitchcock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-hitchcock/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d14/alfred-hitchcock-3063_cinema_in-feature-films-the-director-is-god-in_2823938.jpg)

> [I'm working on a project called Lemons, produced by Killer Films. The director has a great perspective on character development.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-long/i-m-working-on-a-project-called-lemons-produced-by-killer-films-the/)

[Nia Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nia-long/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46e/nia-long-7528_character_i-m-working-on-a-project-called-lemons-p_582146.jpg)

> [I think I'm drawn to films more as a director with a directorial mind even as an actor. I make movies to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodie-foster/i-think-i-m-drawn-to-films-more-as-a-director-with-a-directorial-mind/)

[Jodie Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodie-foster/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c0/jodie-foster-2055_act_i-think-i-m-drawn-to-films-more-as-a-dir_1703241.jpg)

> ['Jhalak' was a wonderful experience, but it was important for me to get back to films, since I am a director too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjay-leela-bhansali/jhalak-was-a-wonderful-experience-but-it-was-important-for-me-to-get/)

[Sanjay Leela Bhansali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjay-leela-bhansali/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d94/sanjay-leela-bhansali-5108_cinema_jhalak-was-a-wonderful-experience-but-it_2128515.jpg)

> [If films could run because of performances, everybody's films would do well. It is the director who makes the film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharmila-tagore/if-films-could-run-because-of-performances-everybody-s-films-would-do/)

[Sharmila Tagore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharmila-tagore/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab5/sharmila-tagore-7659_cinema_if-films-could-run-because-of-performanc_652778.jpg)

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