Closed door Quote by Billy Wilder

There are directors you never, ever want to get close to. Lubitsch was one. Outside of the work, I don't think I ever said…

— Don Ameche

The fate of all explanation is to close one door only to have another fly wide open.

— Charles Fort

A good director creates an environment, which gives the actor the encouragement to fly.

— Kevin Bacon

“Keeping an open mind is a virtue—but, as the space engineer James Oberg once said, not so open that your brains fall out.”

— Carl Sagan

The only other things, and again these things are hearsay, is that he could be pretty rough on directors, because he knew exactly the…

— Tommy Bond

The kindest thing a director can do is look with open eyes at everything.

— Alexander Payne

If it were up to the executives, they probably wouldn't have directors at all.

— Gus Van Sant

I believe the director's primary role is to create an atmosphere where his company can be created.

— Charles Keating

I don't think it's a director's job to peek behind the curtain too much.

— Paul Thomas Anderson

Some directors are open to ideas, and some are rigid. And, some actors are into method acting, and some, instinctive.

— Shriya Saran

To say directing was a long-stewing ambition doesn't cover it. If you cut me open, you'd see it.

— Michael Keaton

Rod Lurie is one of the most wonderful directors I have had the pleasure to work with. He shoots like Clint Eastwood: no fuss.…

— Tim Matheson