Director Quotes

1304 Director quotes by 970 unique authors

Getting the role in '300' saved me. I'd been out of work for 11 months after 'The Brothers Grimm.' Once the film came out and… — Lena Headey
For a while, I thought, maybe I should direct, until I got to New York and saw the stupidity of that idea. If it's hard… — Linda Hunt
Yeah, I mean I've definitely had a bunch of action scripts sent to me, but again I'm a stickler for directors. If it's like an… — Armie Hammer
They say that theater is the actor's medium, television is the writer's medium and film is the director's medium, and it's really true. — Charlie Hunnam
Having a director who is also an actor makes for that very relaxed way of working and it's empowering. — Chris Hemsworth
I don't think anyone can really make up their mind and say, Now I'm going to be a director. — Judd Hirsch
You either are a good director or you're not. — Rebecca Hall
I would say that maybe directors who act as well are easier with actors. I'm not saying that all directors have this, but sometimes you'll… — Rebecca Hall
Whenever I'm in theatre situations I will go out of my way not to talk about my father, but in the film world I can… — Rebecca Hall
But a writer's contribution is literary and a film is not literary. When you take that stuff off the page, and cast the people who… — Taylor Hackford
The director's job should give you a sense of music without drawing attention to itself. — Taylor Hackford
I'm a director's actor; I'm a storyteller's actor. — Michael Ironside
I am a fan of the monster and horror genre but that's not my style as a director. — Bong Joon-ho
I love the Japanese director Shohei Imamura. His masterpiece in 1979 called, the English title was 'Vengeance is Mine. — Bong Joon-ho
As a director, or just a film fan who wants to enjoy the festival, Cannes is the worst place to be. But it must be… — Bong Joon-ho
As my other obligations are beginning to take an inordinate amount of time, I have asked to step down as WMG's board chairman, effective January… — Edgar Bronfman, Jr.
Larry Kasdan is a great director. — Brion James
Curiously enough, I was one of the first to have some say in Hollywood. By sheer accident, I had four successes in a row in… — Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
I love the first two X-Men movies because I thought that Bryan Singer did such a great job. He elevated that whole genre. He's a… — Famke Janssen
I think every movie is its own little world, and a director certainly sets the tone. — Famke Janssen
If you do well as an actor, a good director will pick up on it, and keep it in the film. — Famke Janssen
The great thing I think when you do independents is that people are really there for the same reason. They're not there because they got… — Famke Janssen
I think everyone's different but in comedy, I try to do my scene to make the director and the other actors laugh. If I can… — Ken Jeong
I've been a DJ, janitor, ditch digger, waitress, computer instructor, programmer, mechanic, web developer, clerk, manager, marketing director, tour guide and dorm manager, among other… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
One guy records the voices, another guy times the storyboard, another guy times the sheets, one guy is the story editor. All these jobs should… — John Kricfalusi

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