Director Quotes

1304 Director quotes by 970 unique authors

So I write melodies - thirty, forty, fifty - then I cast them off until I have just two or three. If only one is… — Michel Legrand
My background was art school, documentary director and surfer with a keen interest in thrilling acts of life threatening stupidity. — Yahoo Serious
It became very clear to the director that it would be foolish not to use our friendship. I had tried to talk to him about… — Jennifer Beals
I hate to sound like Julie the cruise director but it's people that I think about all the time. — Bruce McCulloch
At the end of the two years that I was the director [of the Center for Reproductive and Sexual Health in Manhattan], we had done… — Bernard Nathanson
As a writer, you have control of the words you put on the page. But once that manuscript leaves your hand, you give control to… — Nicholas Meyer
Good information architecture enables people to find and do what they came for. Great information architecture takes find out of the equation: the site behaves… — Jeffrey Zeldman
I was in Japan, and my assistant director had worked with Kurosawa. I used quite of number of Kurosawa's crew. — John Boorman
I'm an actress who likes a strong, communicative director. — Kristin Davis
A good script and a good brief from the director is enough to let me know what is expected of me. — Sanjay Dutt
I got into a brawl one night in a saloon in Greenwich Village. Elia Kazan, a great director, saw me put out a couple of… — Burl Ives
A lot of directors don't know what they want to do. Every director I've seen that was a good director that I've admired knew exactly… — John Milius
Egotism is not a good quality. It's not something to be admired or even tolerated. It wouldn't be tolerated in a field commander and it… — John Milius
As a writer and a director, I simply don’t have the time I need to write and prep the movie I would have wanted to… — Gary Ross
I was six years old when I saw my first Godard movie, eight when I first experienced Bergman. I wanted to be a director when… — Julie Delpy
When I die and go to hell, the devil is going to make me the marketing director for a cola company. I’ll be in charge… — Yvon Chouinard
Carefully execute every instruction given to you by the director, producer, and studio. But that would be a life not worth living. — Carter Burwell
I write music to please myself. Hopefully the director's enjoying it too. — Carter Burwell
If someone suddenly lost their director the day before shooting and wanted me to step in, I'd be willing to. But I'd do brain surgery… — Carter Burwell
I mean, I'm a writer, actor, AND director. Not to rock the boat or anything, but compare that to a carpenter and, in the end,… — Zach Braff
I mean, I understand that Scrubs was my big break, but sooner or later you have to move on. I've already directed a movie, which… — Zach Braff
My job as an actor has inspired generations of children to become doctors. My job as a writer has opened up the minds of millions.… — Zach Braff
When you're the director and the writer, you never have to remember your lines, and there's no one to call you on it. On Garden… — Zach Braff
We have a game we play when we’re waiting for tables in restaurants, where you have to write the five things that describe yourself on… — Nora Ephron
I always think that a director who knows about the technical side, but cares about the acting performances and casting as well, is ahead of… — Bob Balaban

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