Anxious Quote by Cate Blanchett

That's the great thing about being a director. You have your list of things you have to worry about and things you don't have…

— Jonathan Levine

I like a director who is very observant and is watching what I'm doing and noticing what I'm doing, but is giving me time…

— Julia Stiles

To be a director, you have to be especially patient.

— Luciano Vincenzoni

When I give over to somebody's vision rather than have an idea of what I need to do, it takes me to places I…

— Willem Dafoe

With respect to keeping your sanity, the more you are dedicated to your job, the more you think about it. And there is so…

— Barun Sobti

It's not like every director in every movie is seeking me out by any means, there are a lot of things I'm not suited…

— John Hawkes

I feel that directors at times are like the janitors on the set. I am the secretary, I am the organizer, I am the…

— Jane Campion

As the director, you're meant to be critical and you are, so there are loads of things. But the thing is, the way I…

— David Slade

When a director can give you a word that allows you to feel less tense about yourself, to make you feel like you indeed…

— Viola Davis

Directing is a really kind of amazing thing, because you're helping others and, in the middle of that, you have to worry about yourself.

— Philip Seymour Hoffman

When I am directing, it is much, much, much, much, much different. I'm a much more practical person in the world, I show up…

— Adam Rapp

When you hear that you're going to be working with a first-time director, sometimes that can be a concern to people.

— Will Ferrell