Business Quote by Brad Pitt

Directors always used to be like the police to me - the enemy, the people to tell me what to do when I didn't…

— Helen Mirren

I have so much respect for directors. It's a tremendous amount of pressure; you have to keep steadfast and keep what you know is…

— Robert De Niro

Directors tend to kind of let me do what I want to do.

— Ellen Burstyn

My philosophy is that to be a director you cannot be subject to anyone, even the head of the studio. I threatened to quit…

— Dorothy Arzner

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

— George Lucas

That's the fun part about being a director. You get to say, 'Oh, now that I'm in charge, I can try and cast whoever…

— Drew Goddard

I think the best directors provide you with a safe environment where they can instill you with confidence and allow you to try things…

— Luke Evans

I've worked with many directors, good ones and bad ones. So if I have a chance to work the good ones, I better put…

— Thomas Kretschmann

I can say yes to some directors without even reading a script. But the first-time directors I've worked with, the scripts have not been…

— Stellan Skarsgard

All of these great directors I've worked with, they've all come to me. I never go after it.

— Udo Kier

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

— Leonardo DiCaprio

I've turned down good directors before because I knew the part didn't speak to me and I've worked with less talented directors before because…

— Ethan Hawke