Directing Quotes

531 quotes by 436 authors

I always like to think of the audience when I am directing. Because I am the audience. — Steven Spielberg
Directing is the ultimate way to bring together all the art forms I've been involved with over the years. — Xander Berkeley
Directing is: you're overwhelmed the whole time. Your mind never stops. If you care about it. You wake up in the morning and you begin… — Campbell Scott
Directing's the best part. Whenever I've directed something, there's this feeling of demand and focus that I like. And secondly, it means that you've gotten… — J. J. Abrams
I think I would have a better time writing films rather than directing. — Mackenzie Astin
I say, 'If I had a serious brain injury I might well write a children's book', but otherwise the idea of being conscious of who… — Martin Amis
There are some who maintain that trade will regulate itself, and it is not to be benefited by the encouragements or restraints of government. Such… — Alexander Hamilton
I use something that is a real staple in the directing world. It's called a dance floor. You lay it down so that it's so… — Debbie Allen
In the Native American tradition... a man, if he's a mature adult, nurtures life. He does rituals that will help things grow, he helps raise… — Paula Gunn Allen
Anybody can direct a picture once they know the fundamentals. Directing is not a mystery, it's not an art. The main thing about directing is:… — John Ford
Sympathy for the enemy -- a weakness of police and armies alike. Most perilous are the unconscious sympathies directing you to preserve your enemy intact… — Frank Herbert
If we consider the manner in which those who assume the office of directing the conduct of others execute their undertaking, it will not be… — Samuel Johnson
But at a certain point, and I don't really know... people have asked me this. I don't know exactly what it was that pushed me… — Peter Bogdanovich
Speaking the words he had been taught, directing them no longer upward but to the earth on which he knelt, he prayed: 'For what we… — J M Coetzee
I have always added dance to my productions. When I was directing theatre, I added dance sequences where they didn't exist in the play. I… — Valerie Weiss
If you are not consciously directing your life, you will lose your footing and circumstances will decide for you. — Michael Beckwith
Mr. Lapid, making an electrifying feature directing debut, traces the line between the group and the individual in a story that can be read as… — Manohla Dargis
I'm very happy to be directing though. It's a challenge, and it's a lot of fun for me to be on set. — Jason Priestley
I approach directing from an actor's standpoint. — Derek Magyar
I love directing; it felt right to me when I did 'Flying Lessons'. It's something I will do again. Really, you can always be working… — Derek Magyar

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