Director Quotes

1304 Director quotes by 970 unique authors

The movies I like to make are very rich and full of passion. Some people see me as an action director, but action is not… — John Woo
One day, we were doing a serious scene and fast talking like we do and we could not stop laughing and the director had to… — Victor Garber
It could be a great script but the director is not the right person for me to work for at this time. So there are… — Blair Underwood
I did all my directing when I wrote the screenplay. It was probably harder for a regular director. He probably had to read the script… — Preston Sturges
Obviously I'd love to work with any of these great directors because every time I've worked with them I've gained a tremendous amount as an… — Zhang Ziyi
Yes, I was hired by Universal because they needed a comedy director. They had seen Scandal and liked it. I saw an opportunity even in… — Douglas Sirk
It's not my job to try and alter the director's style - he's in charge, and I'll always give him my trust. — Ewan McGregor
Mankiewicz was a brilliant director. — Richard Widmark
I'd worked in Clockwork Orange with Stanley Kubrick and since Stanley was such a prestigious director this opened all sorts of doors for me -… — David Prowse
Today's president, CEO or managing director needs to be a disruptive influence with imagination, vision, and courage to lead the organization into new and dangerous… — Paul Sloane
You talk about what a director, he was smart. He said, Turn the camera on! — Peter Falk
Obviously, if a director doesn't communicative a clear, relevant vision of the material, it will not succeed no matter how good the material. — Tom Skerritt
Work with good directors. Without them your play is doomed. At the time of my first play, I thought a good director was someone who… — Terrence McNally
There's this sense of being strange, which is at the heart of every creative person. Every writer, every actor, every director knows who Ripley is.… — Anthony Minghella
No athletic director holds office longer than two losing football coaches. — Robert Zuppke
I think, frankly, that I'm a better director than I was an actor. — Jonathan Frakes
Michael Brown, the director of FEMA, was nominated by President Bush in 2003 and plans to start the job any day now. ... Prior to… — Jon Stewart
The Dead was cool, It's a great horror story. I went to the casting director of this movie and talked to him, then they called… — Matthew McGrory
My college training was primarily in theatre, with an eye to becoming a director, actor, or producer. — Orson Scott Card
Actually, what will be shown from here to eternity will be Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr cavorting on the beach. From Here to Eternity must… — Manny Farber
I don't think it's a director's job to peek behind the curtain too much. — Paul Thomas Anderson
As a first-time director in America, I feel I've been very fortunate. — Sam Mendes
I think movies are a director's medium in the end. Theater is the actor's medium. Theater is fast, and enjoyable, and truly rewarding. I believe… — Sam Mendes
A director is a man, therefore he has ideas; he is also an artist, therefore he has imagination. Whether they are good or bad, it… — Michelangelo Antonioni
Guy Ritchie is the worst screenwriter in the world, but, to be fair, he is not the worst director. He is only the worst director… — Mick LaSalle

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