Decision Quote by B. J. Novak

I thought a director was like a pillow who sat under the writer, supporting them and submitting to their vision. It took me a…

— John Tiffany

I mean, there are many other directors who are probably both more skilled and excited to adapt novels or work within certain genre conventions.…

— Todd Solondz

Every director is different. One of the great things about getting to work with so many directors in one TV series is collaborating with…

— Beau Willimon

From a writing point of view, you now have teams of screenwriters working with a director. What's lost in the process is the power…

— Joe Eszterhas

In a weird way, it's much easier, when I don't have to worry about being a writer, to just worry about the director job,…

— Drew Goddard

Writers are first directors. When directing our own scripts, we would have a better vision and clarity than directing the stories penned by others.…

— Anil Ravipudi

I think film and television - particularly film - you are very isolated as a writer. If you're lucky, you have a good relationship…

— Abi Morgan

The truth is, writing and directing are two very different jobs. They're not even remotely the same job. It took me a while, as…

— Drew Goddard

I think a good director can embrace any genre and it's the kind of thing where you always want to do something different. You…

— David Ayer

As a director you have to be at 30,000 ft objectively looking at everything, wondering if you're making the right objective, emotional, story, character…

— Alex Kurtzman

My husband is a director, and I understand what it takes to direct. It's a skill set where you have to be able to…

— Melissa Rosenberg

Every director has their own unique working style.

— Aishwarya Rajesh