Cinema Quote by Alex Graves

I just knew how to do the one thing I did, and whether I did it well or not depended on who the director…

— Jackie Cooper

Everything I've ever written, I had a very distinct vision of what I wanted it to look like. But, other directors never do it…

— Dan Gilroy

Directing was a transformative experience for me, one that I really enjoyed.

— Gillian Anderson

I'm lucky that I've worked with so many different directors with very different styles and with a lot of different actors.

— Emma Watson

Directing is really my favorite thing to do, but if I never directed again, I'd be okay if all the work I did was…

— Jeff Garlin

As a director, I've been able to combine with what I've learned as an actor and as a producer: it melds quite nicely into…

— Griffin Dunne

I rely on my directors, a lot. I love being directed.

— Vera Farmiga

It's always interesting to see a director trying different things, and on top of it, doing it right each and almost every time.

— Vincent Cassel

Directing has completely changed the way I write and watch films.

— Christopher McQuarrie

I can count on one hand the directors who actually directed me.

— Eric Stoltz

Somehow I had a lot of the skills that I didn't know were required for directing. I didn't realize that my life had been…

— Marielle Heller

I never thought I was doing the same thing as directors like John Carpenter, George Romero, and sometimes even Hitchcock, even though I've been…

— David Cronenberg