Directing Quotes
531 quotes by 436 authors
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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
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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
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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
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Acting is just playing the violin in an orchestra. Directing is being the conductor.
— Jason Bateman
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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
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When you're directing something, you absolutely have to be involved in all layers of the process.
— Cate Blanchett
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Directing takes a lot of time.
— Jeff Bridges
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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
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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
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I had kicked around the idea for Good Eats when I was directing commercials.
— Alton Brown
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Directing television is really hard - it's so fast. You shoot an hour show in seven days.
— Steve Buscemi
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I never had any master plan about directing, and I don't really write.
— Steve Buscemi
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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
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I don't want to say I'm never going to direct again, but directing's hard work.
— Kyle Chandler
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Directing is much more satisfying to me than acting.
— George Clooney
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Directing is really exciting. In the end, it's more fun to be the painter than the paint.
— George Clooney
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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
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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
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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
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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
Who Wrote These Directing Quotes
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