Aggressive Quote by Abraham Polonsky

Directors have so much else to do besides tell actors what to do. There are so many issues and problems.

— Michael Douglas

As a director you come in and tell the actors how good they are.

— Bryan Cranston

Directors are the fulcrum of the movie. They guide us well, not merely rein actors in. Whenever we stray, they bring us back on…

— Vijay Sethupathi

The key is working with great directors. A film is so many different people and all their talents, but particularly the directors, because of…

— Felicity Jones

There are lots of people that make movies. It's not just the director.

— Paul Bettany

You never know as a director what other directors do. Because you don't get to see what they do.

— Leonardo DiCaprio

The best directors I've worked with, they all have the same thing in common. They're the first to say, 'I don't know.' If you…

— Ryan Reynolds

I realized why directors are such horrible people - in a way - because you want things to be right, and people will just…

— George Lucas

Even if I loved the script, the director has to be right because it's all about the filmmaker. It's their vision. They're the ones…

— Cameron Diaz

Sometimes people come in as a director, and they just want the result, and they barely want that to tell you the truth. Sometimes…

— Viola Davis

Good directors give short and specific instructions to their actors.

— Bill Hader

There are times when directors just don't know what they're doing.

— Christopher Atkins