Directing Quotes

531 quotes by 436 authors

It was great. I mean, it's a blast directing underwater stuff. — David R. Ellis
Directing is much more psychological-it's a lot like being a general. And you have to be organized. While you're making a film, you have between… — Julie Taymor
I had a philosophy, which may have been proven right, that directing isn't as hard as everyone says it is. — Matthew Vaughn
I love acting and I still want to do it, but I've such an instinct for directing, it's something that comes naturally to me. It's… — Julie Delpy
Somehow I got to be one of five or six actors that the directors would use as guinea pigs at this directing colloquium, where people… — Beth Henley
James Franco, acting, teaching, directing, writing, producing, photography, soundtracks, editing â€” is there anything you can do? — Natasha Leggero
Dude, writing, acting and directing are such easy jobs. But to do them all as awesomely as Zach Braff does, well that... that's something. — Zach Braff
People still make New Year's resolutions? Wow. I figured those were pointless once I perfected myself by directing, writing, and acting in Garden State. I… — Zach Braff
A thousand policemen directing traffic cannot tell you why you come or where you go. — Thomas Stearns Eliot
I know the force women can exert in directing the course of events. — Helen Gahagan Douglas
I started making 8mm films when I was 13, so I've been directing for 21 years. — Bryan Singer
I've only had good experiences with actors. Starring next to them and directing them, for the most part they're all inspiring, special people. — Steve Guttenberg
Normally when people ask me what I do I say I'm an actor, and that's what I always wanted to be and that's the way… — Simon McBurney
All the theories that acting is reacting to imaginary circumstances as though they are real, and directing is turning psychology into behavior, those are all… — Mike Nichols
High art consists neither in altering, nor in improving nature; but in seeking throughout nature for 'whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are pure;' in… — John Ruskin
A firm is successful when the costs of directing employee effort are lower than the potential gain from directing. — Clay Shirky
It is my belief that we need a new transnational sustaining 'myth' that can impart value and respect. It is my further belief that we… — Stuart Kauffman
They (food companies) are putting $36 billion into directing those choices. And their methods are very effective. — Marion Nestle
By directing combat and war pieces, I could experience catharsis and successfully avoid committing a murder in real life. In this sense, I'm really grateful… — Yoshiyuki Tomino
Magic is all about directing attention. If I didnâ€™t want you to look at my right hand then I donâ€™t look at it. — Keith Barry

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