Directing Quotes

531 quotes by 436 authors

I am waiting for the right story to tell. Just like 'Man of Tai Chi' just seemed to be the right story to tell. So… — Keanu Reeves
Well, Toronto, I consider to be the birthplace of my films. I've made three films and this is the third one to premiere here in… — Jason Reitman
Directing is creating a whole. You're able to combine different elements and create a film that is unique and true to your vision. — Tim Robbins
The holy spirit means the invisible power of Jehovah, holy because he is holy. This power of Jehovah operated upon the minds of honest men… — Joseph Franklin Rutherford
Directing, I just feel comfortable. I know what I want. I know what I want from my crew. I lead by example. I have limitless… — Ricky Schroder
I'd already started directing short films when we were doing 'Lord of the Rings,' then videogame projects. — Andy Serkis
There's a joy and a pain about directing where the dreams you have are becoming concrete but the attention to detail, the need for time… — William Shatner
Great ambition, the desire of real superiority, of leading and directing, seems to be altogether peculiar to man, and speech is the great instrument of… — Adam Smith
Directing a film was something I was yearning to do. I always wanted to see if I had the capacity to be a good storyteller. — Kevin Spacey
Making a movie and not directing the little moments is like drinking a soda and leaving the little slurp puddle for someone else. — Steven Spielberg
The only thing that gets me back to directing is good scripts. — Steven Spielberg
I committed to directing 'Catch Me If You Can' not because of the divorce component, but principally because Frank Abagnale did things that were the… — Steven Spielberg
I was on cruise control from '85 to '95, and it was my fault. There were a lot of self-inflicted wounds, when I was not… — Sylvester Stallone
Nothing's harder than writing. There's no comparison. With directing, you can bounce a lot of ideas around. There's tremendous support - you've got editors and… — Sylvester Stallone
I began directing episodes, which was a great light every couple of months. We never short-changed our audience, but it became something that you had… — Patrick Stewart
Directing is so interesting. You know, it just sort of encompasses everything that you see, that you know, that you've felt, that you have observed. — Barbra Streisand
Linux is a complex example of the wisdom of crowds. It's a good example in the sense that it shows you can set people to… — James Surowiecki
The last few years I've been saying I was ready to quit. It wasn't that interesting to me. Now that I'm directing, it's all new… — Denzel Washington
I had always loved John Ford's pictures. And I came to love him, too, but I was frightened to death working for him. He used… — Ethel Waters
Movie directing is a perfect refuge for the mediocre. — Orson Welles

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