Director Quotes

1304 Director quotes by 970 unique authors

All the actors I've worked with as a director over the years I really love and I thought they were all right for the part. — Billy Bob Thornton
I did some films in college, and I remember working with this director that wanted to shock me so that I'd give him an expression… — John Kapelos
I mean the most important thing you can have as an actor, writer, director, or whatever you are, poet or whatever it is, is life… — Billy Bob Thornton
I think doing something creative is the most important thing to me, and I think it's probably just good for the soul for anyone, whatever… — Ricky Gervais
I wanted to work on a cable show and with a writer/director because that's a much more fulfilling and freeing experience, as an actor. — Tom Ellis
As an actor, it's always important to understand what the director is after. That, to me, is my job. When I'm acting, I like to… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Every director is different. And all the movies are very different, and the characters are very different. — Joseph Gordon-Levitt
I think the reason I was able to get the jobs I did is because I worked for some very strong, self-possessed filmmakers who wouldn't… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt
I love her [Kimberly Peirce]. Incredibly intense is a good way of describing her. Brutally honest. Really sharp. She's a director for actors. That's what… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt
I know what its like to direct. You become a more considerate actor. After you have directed, you understand what is going on. You can't… — Dolph Lundgren
You realize as a director that when you are cutting a film, you want to have alternatives. You need color and choices. You don't want… — Dolph Lundgren
By the first week of shooting, you know exactly where your film is heading based on the psychology of your director. — Jodie Foster
Most actors don't really have a director's sensibility. They have an actor's sensibility. — Jodie Foster
As an actor, I'm always playing solitary characters. But as a director, I'm always making ensemble movies, which focus on lots of people's lives and… — Jodie Foster
As an actor, I'm attracted to drama; as a director, it's humor - because it's the story of my life, and I can't be that… — Jodie Foster
I view filmmaking as a director's medium. — James Franco
I have only one rule in acting - trust the director and give him heart and soul. — Ava Gardner
TV, it's a director's medium, and they wanna make it look interesting. To be rehearsing mostly for the sake of where you're standing so they… — Janeane Garofalo
I'm quite good friends with the putative director, Vincenzo Natali, and I'm a big fan of his work, but beyond that, I don't like to… — William Gibson
Every director bites the hand that lays the golden egg. — Samuel Goldwyn
When you are doing stand-up comedy, you are the writer, producer, director, sometimes bouncer. — Dane Cook
I wanted to be a film student again, as a man in my 60s. To go someplace alone and see what you can cook up,… — Francis Ford Coppola
I don't feel the need to direct. I tried to get other people to direct Dances, but they wouldn't do it. They all thought it… — Kevin Costner
When I work, I work very hard. So I look to work with people who have that level of dedication. And I depend on that… — Tom Cruise
Music is where I have the most creative freedom, but I love producing. To me, that's kind of where all the action is. You get… — Ice Cube

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