Director Quotes

1304 Director quotes by 970 unique authors

There's no such thing as an actor giving positive criticism to a director. The minute you say 'Don't you think it would look nicer', that… — Peter Mullan
I don't really need a lot of help from a director. — Christina Ricci
What you feel is important may not be what the director feels is important. — Christina Ricci
A director should cast a person who fits into their script. — Christina Ricci
The film of tomorrow will resemble the person who made it, and the number of spectators will be proportional to the number of friends the… — Francois Truffaut
Well, in the theater, I think you're actually more responsible for what is going on onstage as a director than you are in film. — Philip Seymour Hoffman
As a director, I've been able to combine with what I've learned as an actor and as a producer: it melds quite nicely into what… — Griffin Dunne
There's the argument that you can relate to someone who's completely unrelatable. In the way that a director shows you his imagination on a film,… — Idris Elba
There's been a slow death in a way. On the positive side, there are films getting into the Academy Awards that wouldn't have, but on… — Lili Taylor
I don't like people who use the press to advance themselves in a way that they haven't earned as an actor, performer or director. — Jason Patric
I started out as a writer and a director. I started acting because I wanted to know how to relate to the actors. When people… — Chadwick Boseman
Considering that I'm British and I talk the way I do, I love it when a director takes a chance on me. — David Oyelowo
Every actor you work with has a different method, same with the director. You have to figure out what your shared language is and how… — Kerry Washington
I've always noticed a difference between working with a director and working with a writer/director. In how much they're invested and how specific they are. — Nathan Fillion
And there was a very famous man called Michael Powell, who probably is the greatest director all round, except possibly a couple of men. — Patrick Macnee
When I left my parents' home when I was 19, I went to the University of Florida, and within 24 hours was in the mental… — Darrell Hammond
So when I got the chance to do my first talk show, 50 years ago last month, I never had any writers. There was no… — Regis Philbin
I'm not a betting woman, but I have $50 on Secretariat with an old director friend of mine. — Shirley Booth
All you can really do as director is sort of set a tone. — Adam McKay
David O. Russell is probably my favorite filmmaker. He's not only a great director, but he's also a great writer. — Adam McKay
I'm ex-player, ex-technical director, ex-coach, ex-manager, ex-honorary president. A nice list that once again shows that everything comes to an end. — Johan Cruijff
I still make more money as I do as an actor than director, however I don't want to be a commercial director. — Charles S. Dutton
The film director, in many instances, has to swallow somebody else's decision about the final form of something. It's so hard as to be intolerable. — Trevor Nunn
I can't help thinking if she-the director of a government agency-is this ignorant about what funding is available and where the money comes from-how often… — Matthew Lesko
A man is still likely to earn more money than a woman, even one doing the same job. You have a far better chance of… — Daniel Craig

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