Director Quotes

1304 Director quotes by 970 unique authors

Honestly, as hard a profession as acting is, I think music is even harder. Acting, you're like a leech, because someone else does the hard… — Michael Shannon
If I hadn't left Texas, I might not have met the director Terrence Malick, and I wouldn't have met my husband and I wouldn't have… — Sissy Spacek
There was a Russian director named Elem Klimov, who did his films during the communist days. They were constantly struggling with the authorities and to… — Stellan Skarsgard
For a director and a producer to be named on the writing credits is practically unheard of. — Terry Southern
Most screenplays depend primarily on the vision of a director. — Tom Skerritt
One has the responsibility to oneself, to the writer, director and the people who put up the money, to put out the best of what… — Tom Skerritt
It was difficult every ten days having a new director. I'm a real collaborator and, as an actor, I want to be directed. It's hard… — Jeanne Tripplehorn
It's all about the director for me; we have to click. It's a trust thing. I'll say I'm ready to let down my walls. I'll… — Juno Temple
I would have to say the most challenging thing about directing is the sheer stamina because... as a director, you're always doing something. Someone always… — Michael Urie
As a director or writer, you have to be so controlling. — Mike White
You never want to be the director who dropped the ball, you know? — David Yates
If a film is very clever and well-written, that's what gives you freedom as a director. — Patrice Leconte
My dad is a director/producer and my mom is a dancer; she performed with Alvin Ailey, but I didn't even think about becoming an actress. — Sanaa Lathan
Every actress has a line she'll draw, where she'll say, 'This I will do and this I won't.' For me, everything has to be important… — Sheryl Lee
I think, as written, 'Assassins' simply acknowledges the very human need to be acknowledged. As director, I've got to put aside any particular biases or… — Joe Mantello
I understood that I was not the best director in the world nor the worst director in the world. I realized that there is a… — Joe Mantello
Ultimately, making movies, if you don't have a big star, it's hard to do. Or if it's not a star director. — Chris Messina
My memorization skills aren't that great so I need help in that area. As far as everything else, I listen to the director. I'm someone… — Robert Morse
I love working fast. I don't relish the director who wants to do 25 to 30 takes, or the actors who insist on doing 25… — Alfred Molina
That's why I had to leave Hair on Broadway, because I did it for about a year, and one night I was doing the show,… — Barry McGuire
Actors are accustomed to doing exactly what the director or writer requests us to do, and rarely get involved in that part of the process. — Catherine McCormack
Frank Miller is more of a visionary than any director I've ever worked with, and he achieves that vision better than anyone I've ever worked… — Gabriel Macht
Originally a record producer more or less hired a bunch of professionals to participate in a recording session, the performers and the technicians, and a… — Tony Visconti
I couldn't be a cameraman or a designer or an actor - I have to be a director because I learned how to do that… — Joe Wright
I think Paul Weitz is a really amazing director, obviously with tons of acclaim and stuff, but I still think he is underrated. And I… — Nat Wolff

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