Bits Quote by Adrian Lyne

I am discovering myself as a director all the time.

— Takashi Miike

I've slogged to become a director; it's taken a lot out of me.

— Samuthirakani

All I am doing every day is soaking in everything - I'm like a sponge, from all these award-winning directors, writers, and actors -…

— Cailee Spaeny

When working on and writing a film, I'm often more of a sponge than other times, aware of what's going on around me.

— Ira Sachs

I'm not a normal director. You can't look at me that way. What's kept me alive is my technical skill at doing other things.

— Melvin Van Peebles

You know, what is so curious about being a director is that you never get on anybody else's set and see how they do…

— Niki Caro

I am a hands-on director.

— Divya Khosla Kumar

I'm a pretty hands-off director. I let people try things, and if it gets over-jokey, then I'll try and rein it in a little…

— Joe Swanberg

I think, to be a director, sometimes you need to have certain hunches - you have to believe in some gut feeling.

— Wong Kar-wai

What's funny is, I was always certain that I couldn't be a director because there are things about the physics of camera and lighting…

— Julie Plec

I need to gain a lot more experience. I think so much of being a director, other than the technical aspect and the artistry…

— Josh Peck

Being a director is almost like being another sort of character, but you're out of view.

— Paddy Considine