Directing Quotes

531 quotes by 436 authors

It's natural for any actor that segues into directing to be an actor's director. You know how to relate to the actors. — Omar Epps
He [Charles II] was utterly without ambition. He detested business, and would sooner have abdicated his crown than have undergone the trouble of really directing… — Thomas B. Macaulay
Well, they just don't know anything else except that one form of their business, acting, and they don't really want to learn any other part… — Jackie Cooper
So if I keep making mistakes on Broadway or tape or film, producing, directing or acting, I can go along and do it - so… — Jackie Cooper
In a daydream sort of way, I think it would be pretty cool to direct a movie. But I have been on movie and TV… — Michael Connelly
I really, really love directing films. — John Frankenheimer
I've been writing a lot, I've a few projects I'm trying to finance, I do some acting, I do some directing... Apart from that, if… — Paul Michael Glaser
I just don't see where I could possibly fit in directing a feature. — Rachel Griffiths
Directing is a tremendous art. — Steve Guttenberg
As an actor, it's hard to direct because, suddenly, you're not around. The thing which I hate about directing is the waiting game, but you've… — Danny Huston
I'm trying to get in the habit of, you know, picking up a book and learning how to write my feelings down, not my feelings… — Corey Haim
People have said, 'Why don't you make your own company like Chan-wook Park has his own company,' but my head is full of writing and… — Bong Joon-ho
Definitely, as I get older and my taste buds change, I want to do different things. I'm not ready for directing yet, you know, maybe… — Michael B. Jordan
I act here and there but you have to commit so far out in advance when you're directing that you - I'm kind of booked… — Joanna Kerns
Well, I'm directing a lot of television these days. — Joanna Kerns
Good directing is about getting the performance to be just what's right for the movie. — Roland Joffe
Without a great man writing and directing for me, I realised I was a mediocre movie star at best. — Diane Keaton
I wouldn't take a directing job if I didn't think it was enriching life. — Baz Luhrmann
It's like being the general of an army [directing a film]. You send people out to die. — Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Some friends of mine who are actors feel directing shuts them down and kills all their impulses, but the worst thing for me is if… — Cynthia Nixon

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