Directing Quotes

531 quotes by 436 authors

I think directing in a team is a really good idea because it stops the cult of the director as God straight away, and also… — Alan Cumming
I intend to do more directing TV. — Bryan Cranston
I think in the old days, films really went for the shock, with the blood and guts, but movies are getting better. The writing and… — Claudia Christian
But when I felt like I had something to prove? Then I got up early every morning and worked all day long. I didn't know… — Ben Affleck
But I didn't know much about directing a movie. — Jason Alexander
I found, through the process of doing 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower,' that I really love directing movies and I love writing books and… — Stephen Chbosky
Directing remains very psychological, and it takes a lot of time and reflection. When you're an actor, it takes less time, and you can express… — Guillaume Canet
Showtime has given new, young filmmakers - black, white, across the board - an opportunity to make films, as well as actors who want to… — Morris Chestnut
I never studied directing and I never really thought about doing it, and then I just found myself in that situation and tried it. I… — Sofia Coppola
Directing, writing, producing and starring is just too tough. — Stephen Chow
I certainly was an actor and then I drifted more towards writing and directing. — Thomas Haden Church
It's sort of one ongoing process where writing ends and directing starts. — Sean Durkin
I've always been creating my whole life, you know. I've just had a need to create, whether it was sculpting or writing or directing. It's… — Dan Fogler
When I was a kid, I would make kung fu movies with the kids in the neighborhood, and I would be the guy behind the… — Dan Fogler
I can't imagine directing from someone else's script. — Tony Gilroy
Role-playing isn't storytelling. If the dungeon master is directing it, it's not a game. — Gary Gygax
I mean, if you are directing actors to do one thing and then directing them to do something else entirely because the one thing you… — Atom Egoyan
There is no doubt that directing television has helped hone my directing skills. What television teaches you is to be efficient and to think on… — Emilio Estevez
This is one of the benefits, as well as one of the difficulties of directing a member of your family. You know where the buttons… — Emilio Estevez
I would love to direct but I feel like directing is a whole separate craft and so I tend to respect it as a separate… — Michael Ealy

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