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title: "22 Like Directors Quotes by 21 authors"
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> [I like directors who have worked as actors. They know the experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabrielle-union/i-like-directors-who-have-worked-as-actors-they-know-the-experience/)

[Gabrielle Union](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabrielle-union/)

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> [I like directors who come on the set and create something that's a little dangerous, difficult or unusual.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elia-kazan/i-like-directors-who-come-on-the-set-and-create-something-that-s-a/)

[Elia Kazan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elia-kazan/)

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> [I like bold directors. I like directors that go against the norm in a way...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-kidman/i-like-bold-directors-i-like-directors-that-go-against-the-norm-in-a/)

[Nicole Kidman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-kidman/)

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> [I guess I gravitate towards stories that I like and directors that I want to work with, and I hope that it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-qualley/i-guess-i-gravitate-towards-stories-that-i-like-and-directors-that-i/)

[Margaret Qualley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-qualley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/471/margaret-qualley-16909_hope_i-guess-i-gravitate-towards-stories-that_2729558.jpg)

> [Sometimes, I feel like directors look at me and say, 'I want to put that boy in the jungle. I want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/powers-boothe/sometimes-i-feel-like-directors-look-at-me-and-say-i-want-to-put-that/)

[Powers Boothe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/powers-boothe/)

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> [I don't like directors that just say, Stand there and now do this.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-pantoliano/i-don-t-like-directors-that-just-say-stand-there-and-now-do-this/)

[Joe Pantoliano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-pantoliano/)

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> [Producers generally don't like me; directors do, generally. Convincing the producers is hard. They can't see the commercial value behind such a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-plummer/producers-generally-don-t-like-me-directors-do-generally-convincing/)

[Amanda Plummer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-plummer/)

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> [I like directors who come ready to challenge you to ask the right questions about your character, and I know that directors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-henry/i-like-directors-who-come-ready-to-challenge-you-to-ask-the-right/)

[Joshua Henry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-henry/)

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> [I like directors that give their composer a juicy role in their films. Some films have a small, minor role for music,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-martinez/i-like-directors-that-give-their-composer-a-juicy-role-in-their-films/)

[Cliff Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-martinez/)

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> [Blood City III: The Massacre. I'd read the summary of it online, and frankly, it sounded like the directors had just decided…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/blood-city-iii-the-massacre-i-d-read-the-summary-of-it-online-and/)

[James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/)

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> [I've talked to a lot of directors who direct solo like most directors. And they're always like, 'Oh, man I wish I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-boden/i-ve-talked-to-a-lot-of-directors-who-direct-solo-like-most-directors/)

[Anna Boden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-boden/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b6/anna-boden-12590_always_i-ve-talked-to-a-lot-of-directors-who-di_2559221.jpg)

> [I think we'd like to direct. Not so much because we'd like to be directors... we'd like to see how one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-markus/i-think-we-d-like-to-direct-not-so-much-because-we-d-like-to-be/)

[Christopher Markus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-markus/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de9/christopher-markus-36776_how_i-think-we-d-like-to-direct-not-so-much_1215774.jpg)

> [I want all my films to look distinctly different, like some other directors I admire. But in a way, I can't really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imtiaz-ali/i-want-all-my-films-to-look-distinctly-different-like-some-other/)

[Imtiaz Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imtiaz-ali/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e53/imtiaz-ali-16326_admire_i-want-all-my-films-to-look-distinctly-d_535163.jpg)

> [I really like directors who give you a certain amount of autonomy because I think a lot about my characters and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-gadon/i-really-like-directors-who-give-you-a-certain-amount-of-autonomy/)

[Sarah Gadon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-gadon/)

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> [There certainly is no secret in that there are plenty of people who don't like plenty of my movies. Each one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-reitman/there-certainly-is-no-secret-in-that-there-are-plenty-of-people-who/)

[Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-reitman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b23/jason-reitman-6741_autobiographical_there-certainly-is-no-secret-in-that-the_198153.jpg)

> [Everything I've ever written, I had a very distinct vision of what I wanted it to look like. But, other directors never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-gilroy/everything-i-ve-ever-written-i-had-a-very-distinct-vision-of-what-i/)

[Dan Gilroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-gilroy/)

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> [Well, 45-odd years of doing it, so we all pile up the things we like about directors and the things we don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-hoffman/well-45-odd-years-of-doing-it-so-we-all-pile-up-the-things-we-like/)

[Dustin Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dustin-hoffman/)

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> [I sometimes get starstruck when I meet people who I didn't necessarily know what they look like, like directors or DPs, if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gayle-rankin/i-sometimes-get-starstruck-when-i-meet-people-who-i-didn-t/)

[Gayle Rankin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gayle-rankin/)

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> [I always wanted to direct. Directing is a lot more of a commitment though, a lot more time. I like directors who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-de-niro/i-always-wanted-to-direct-directing-is-a-lot-more-of-a-commitment/)

[Robert De Niro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-de-niro/)

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> [I just want to keep working. I guess I gravitate towards stories that I like and directors that I want to work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-qualley/i-just-want-to-keep-working-i-guess-i-gravitate-towards-stories-that/)

[Margaret Qualley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-qualley/)

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> [Writers, Composers, Painters, - also artists like directors and actors fall into the same category. They have to be handled with kid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlene-dietrich/writers-composers-painters-also-artists-like-directors-and-actors/)

[Marlene Dietrich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlene-dietrich/)

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> [I would have a problem directing a scene like most directors do, in that TV style. I would get bored, I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gaspar-noe/i-would-have-a-problem-directing-a-scene-like-most-directors-do-in/)

[Gaspar Noe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gaspar-noe/)

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