Director Quotes

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Acting is the work of two people - it's only possible when you have the complicity, the help, even the manipulation of a director. — Victoria Abril
A good director creates an environment, which gives the actor the encouragement to fly. — Kevin Bacon
I don't watch the movies I make, so I haven't seen 'Footloose' since it came out. You see this young, hungry actor, it's pretty fun.… — Kevin Bacon
The point of having a director is that they make the final decision; it's their point of view, they set the rhythm and they make… — Christian Bale
I've always believed that the director does whatever the hell he wants. That's what you sign on for as an actor - I can't stand… — Christian Bale
So yeah, a good director will be able to listen and hear everything, but have a confident vision of his own that he can say,… — Christian Bale
I did my first movie, 'The Mambo Kings,' in America without speaking the language. I learned the lines phonetically. I had an interpreter actually just… — Antonio Banderas
The stories that I want to tell, especially as a director, don't necessarily have a perfect ending because, the older you get, the more you… — Drew Barrymore
It's not just about acting. I love film, I'm a director now, I love writing, I love producing, I love having a company that makes… — Drew Barrymore
Were I not married to the director, I'm not sure I'd know anything about the 'Underworld' sequel. — Kate Beckinsale
If you have a script that's not great, if you have a great director, you can make a great movie, but if you have a… — Monica Bellucci
Alexander Gonzalez Inarritu is a great director. He's the one I first worked with. He's amazing. — Gael Garcia Bernal
I don't come in with any preconceived ideas, and although I will have done some preparation, I can go which way the director wants. — Jacqueline Bisset
Every director works differently. — Cate Blanchett
I'm so happy to have been a part of that process and I would go straight back into the desert in a ton of chain… — Orlando Bloom
A friend of my mom's was a casting director so, really as kind of a lark, I had a couple of acting jobs that had… — Ben Affleck
Every single director-actor I talked to, from Warren Beatty to Clint Eastwood to George Clooney, said the biggest mistake they made is not shooting enough… — Ben Affleck
Theatre director: a person engaged by the management to conceal the fact that the players cannot act. — James Agate
I became, and remain, my characters' close and intent watcher: their director, never. Their creator I cannot feel that I was, or am. — Elizabeth Bowen
I do my best to hold the director's opinion above my own. — Jeff Bridges

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