Directing Quotes

531 quotes by 436 authors

I like directing. It takes a lot out of you, but I'd like to do it again - I just have to find a story… — Kevin Bacon
Directing is physically exciting because there's a ticking clock, you're working with people, it's very social, it's very enjoyable. — Alan Ball
There are times when I am directing, and there are a couple of moments I didn't get the way I wanted, but I know I… — Alan Ball
Acting is just playing the violin in an orchestra. Directing is being the conductor. — Jason Bateman
Man is a spiritual intelligence, who has taken flesh with the object of gaining experience in worlds below the spiritual, in order that he may… — Annie Besant
When you're directing something, you absolutely have to be involved in all layers of the process. — Cate Blanchett
Directing takes a lot of time. — Jeff Bridges
I'm very manipulative towards directors. My theory is that everyone on the set is directing the film, we're all receiving art messages from the universe… — Jeff Bridges
Steven Spielberg seems to have wanted to be a director from 13. He put his dog in a certain position and made him eat at… — Albert Brooks
I had kicked around the idea for Good Eats when I was directing commercials. — Alton Brown
Directing television is really hard - it's so fast. You shoot an hour show in seven days. — Steve Buscemi
I never had any master plan about directing, and I don't really write. — Steve Buscemi
Acting is always at the core of my life, but I'm also excited about producing. I'm excited about directing, and I have a life in… — Nicolas Cage
I don't want to say I'm never going to direct again, but directing's hard work. — Kyle Chandler
Directing is much more satisfying to me than acting. — George Clooney
Directing is really exciting. In the end, it's more fun to be the painter than the paint. — George Clooney
An acting career usually has about a shelf life of ten years before people get sick of seeing you. It's a good thing to have… — George Clooney
Honestly, as you can imagine, it really isn't all that fun directing yourself, running back and forth to the monitors to see if you're terrible… — George Clooney
I've had some success at writing and directing, and I like it. It's infinitely more creative than just acting, and I have things I want… — George Clooney
I had the experience last year of directing my first feature while I had a 1-year-old son and while I was also pregnant, so I… — Diablo Cody

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