Director Quotes

1304 Director quotes by 970 unique authors

Directors are always changing things at the last minute. Actors will do a scene, and the director will say, ‘Okay, that was perfect, but this… — Dave Barry
[The Head of Radio Three] had been ensnared by the Music Director of the college and a Professor of Philosophy. These two were busy explaining… — Douglas Adams
Until that moment, I hadn’t realized that I embarked on the project of touring historic sites and monuments having to do with the assassinations of… — Sarah Vowell
You were designed to be very smart, Max,' she told me. 'We electrically stimulated your synaptic nerve endings while your brain was developing.' (The director)… — James Patterson
Where am I? Who am I? How did I come to be here? What is this thing called the world? How did I come into… — Soren Kierkegaard
The entire universe is God's cosmic motion picture, and that individuals are merely actors in the divine play who change roles through reincarnation; mankind's deep… — Paramahansa Yogananda
Many writers, especially male ones, have told us that it is the decease of the father which opens the prospect of one's own end, and… — Christopher Hitchens
She's got no charisma of any kind [but] I can imagine her being mildly useful to a low-rank porn director. — Christopher Hitchens
I am convinced that one should tell one's spiritual director if one has a great desire for Communion, for Our Lord does not come from… — Therese of Lisieux
And that," put in the Director sententiously, "that is the secret of happiness and virtue — liking what you've got to do. All conditioning aims… — Aldous Huxley
Even in the world of make-believe there have to be rules. The parts have to be consistent and belong together. This kind of picture is… — Daniel Keyes
You must become the producer, director and actor in the unfolding story of your life. — Wayne Dyer
Ah," he said. "I had an . . . artistic disagreement with the director of the panto. As it happens, I take issue with the… — Maureen Johnson
There are so many movies like this, where you thought you were smarter than the screen but the director was smarter than you, of course… — Daniel Handler
The director’s task is to recreate life, its movement, its contradictions, its dynamic and conflicts. It is his duty to reveal every iota of the… — Andrei Tarkovsky
You know I want to be a director, but you could never truly see the movies in my head and that, Ed, is why we… — Daniel Handler
I know you can't see it, not you, Ed, but maybe if I tell you the whole plot you'll understand it this once, because even… — Daniel Handler
Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct. Even the ardent love of liberty will, after a time, give way to… — Alexander Hamilton
You don’t want to ask after the health of anyone, if you’re a funeral director. They think maybe you’re scouting for business. — Neil Gaiman
The actor's physical type isn't and shouldn't be the main consideration. Does the actor look the part? It is the simplest question to deal with.… — Harold Clurman
Acting became important. It became an art that belonged to the actor, not to the director or producer, or the man whose money had bought… — Marilyn Monroe
You've got to be flexible. Directors do a massive amount of planning and homework, and if after all that your director decides to throw it… — Michael Caine
There are so many cruel decisions parents have to make when their child dies. The funeral director requested a sheet for the coffin, and I… — Ann Hood
Collaboration is just, really, a group of people getting in a room with their eye on a very similar prize and wanting to come out… — Harold Prince
In 2009, at the Vancouver Peace Summit, I met a supporter of Free the Slaves, an NGO dedicated to eradicating modern-day slavery; weeks later, I… — Lisa Kristine

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