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title: "24 Think Directors Quotes by 23 authors"
description: "Browse 24 Think Directors quotes by 23 authors. Discover the best Think Directors sayings and thoughts."
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> [I think most co-directors and co-writers just hold hands.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rash/i-think-most-co-directors-and-co-writers-just-hold-hands/)

[Jim Rash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rash/)

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> [I think all directors should be animators...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-spielberg/i-think-all-directors-should-be-animators/)

[Steven Spielberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-spielberg/)

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> [I don't think enough directors know enough about editing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thelma-schoonmaker/i-don-t-think-enough-directors-know-enough-about-editing/)

[Thelma Schoonmaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thelma-schoonmaker/)

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> [I think directors who care about their work should be invested.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-b-weide/i-think-directors-who-care-about-their-work-should-be-invested/)

[Robert B. Weide](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-b-weide/)

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> [I think most directors subscribe to the principle that less is more, and the best direction is the most concise direction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-marston/i-think-most-directors-subscribe-to-the-principle-that-less-is-more/)

[Joshua Marston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-marston/)

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> [When I make films, I don't think of any other directors or their work in terms of the rhythm of the editing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hirokazu-kore-eda/when-i-make-films-i-don-t-think-of-any-other-directors-or-their-work/)

[Hirokazu Kore-eda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hirokazu-kore-eda/)

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> [A lot of the films now are more focused on the visuals than on the actors. I think all directors should go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eva-green/a-lot-of-the-films-now-are-more-focused-on-the-visuals-than-on-the/)

[Eva Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eva-green/)

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> [I think all of the directors I've worked with are mostly curious about the time I had on 'Eyes Wide Shut.' They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vinessa-shaw/i-think-all-of-the-directors-i-ve-worked-with-are-mostly-curious/)

[Vinessa Shaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vinessa-shaw/)

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> [I think directors should at least take acting lessons to see what's going on. And I think all actors should direct to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/penny-marshall/i-think-directors-should-at-least-take-acting-lessons-to-see-what-s/)

[Penny Marshall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/penny-marshall/)

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> [I think directors should be confident in their leadership capabilities. I think directors should be confident in what they want to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-seymour-hoffman/i-think-directors-should-be-confident-in-their-leadership/)

[Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-seymour-hoffman/)

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> [People think that the directors direct actors. No. Really, what the director's doing is directing the audience's eye through the film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/people-think-that-the-directors-direct-actors-no-really-what-the/)

[Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/)

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> [Honestly, I think most directors are about, 'Let's do the most fun and effective thing here and figure out how afterwards.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-goldman/honestly-i-think-most-directors-are-about-let-s-do-the-most-fun-and/)

[Jane Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-goldman/)

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> [You have to nail the right tone because sometimes when you just see his films cold, you're not quite sure. It's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/you-have-to-nail-the-right-tone-because-sometimes-when-you-just-see/)

[Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/)

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> [I love to tell stories and I love to work with directors and I think I write really visually, which I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-orloff/i-love-to-tell-stories-and-i-love-to-work-with-directors-and-i-think/)

[John Orloff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-orloff/)

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> [I do like to work with young directors because it's such a difficult business that I think after directors have been around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-burstyn/i-do-like-to-work-with-young-directors-because-it-s-such-a-difficult/)

[Ellen Burstyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-burstyn/)

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> [I think directors can be a little insensitive to how vulnerable an actor is, when he's giving a performance. Part of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-balfour/i-think-directors-can-be-a-little-insensitive-to-how-vulnerable-an/)

[Eric Balfour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-balfour/)

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> [I do think that we are sometimes, as directors, guilty of portraying or asking our actors to behave in certain ways that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbas-kiarostami/i-do-think-that-we-are-sometimes-as-directors-guilty-of-portraying-or/)

[Abbas Kiarostami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbas-kiarostami/)

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> [You're in a movie, so you have to think about how something plays. It's not like you're thinking about how an audience…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/you-re-in-a-movie-so-you-have-to-think-about-how-something-plays-it-s/)

[Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/)

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> [I feel like a lot of the young actors that are just coming up are really good. I think directors are directing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-macy/i-feel-like-a-lot-of-the-young-actors-that-are-just-coming-up-are/)

[William H. Macy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-macy/)

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> [It would be horrible to be micro-managed! I don't think directors can really micro-manage people. It's just impossible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janusz-kaminski/it-would-be-horrible-to-be-micro-managed-i-don-t-think-directors-can/)

[Janusz Kaminski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janusz-kaminski/)

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> [I tapped into my potential in Bengali films, which I don't think directors in Bollywood were able to understand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/riya-sen/i-tapped-into-my-potential-in-bengali-films-which-i-don-t-think/)

[Riya Sen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/riya-sen/)

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> [I think directors look at me because I am an energetic person with a strong personality and always like to make people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/parineeti-chopra/i-think-directors-look-at-me-because-i-am-an-energetic-person-with-a/)

[Parineeti Chopra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/parineeti-chopra/)

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> [I don't make trouble on sets. I think directors like me, so they hire me, but they have to fight for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-don-baker/i-don-t-make-trouble-on-sets-i-think-directors-like-me-so-they-hire/)

[Joe Don Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-don-baker/)

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> [I'm always playing mostly the nice girl or the victim. I think it's perhaps what directors think about me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-karina/i-m-always-playing-mostly-the-nice-girl-or-the-victim-i-think-it-s/)

[Anna Karina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-karina/)

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