Director Quotes

1304 Director quotes by 970 unique authors

Film is a dramatised reality and it is the director's job to make it appear real... an audience should not be conscious of technique. — David Lean
I'm fairly competant as a director and actor, but I am Mr. Neurotic as a writer. I just don't have enough confidence in my abilities… — Tim Robbins
I have worked with another first-time director who was not that open, and it was probably one of the worst experiences I ever had, so… — Elisabeth Shue
Actors aren't stupid, mostly, and if there's a sensibility and an aesthetic that a director's going for, if you're aware of that too, you can… — Alan Cumming
I found it to be more challenging to be in a huge effects movie, because a lot of the things aren't there.You have to trust… — Katie Holmes
I think that I'm a better speechwriter than my speechwriters. I know more about policies on any particular issue than my policy directors. And I'll… — Barack Obama
As an actress I find the most enjoyable part of acting is really just to please the director. I just want to please my director. — Joan Chen
I've actually been given a great gift. When I walk into an audition with a director, I'm carrying no baggage. They haven't seen me in… — Jessica Chastain
Every time I work with a European director, I find they hire the person that captures the spirit of the role. Americans tend to hire… — Elizabeth Pena
On stage I am the actor, director and the bouncer all at the same time. Fear does not exist in this dojo does it? No… — Dane Cook
I think drug movies free the director to make intense films — Ray Liotta
How many movies do you see when you can say this director really knew what film he wanted to make? I can count them on… — Gary Oldman
When I give over to somebody's vision rather than have an idea of what I need to do, it takes me to places I wouldn't… — Willem Dafoe
I feel fortunate. I've really gotten to work with amazing talented people, and to learn from them, which is why I'm doing this. If I… — Armie Hammer
Adrian Lyne is such an incredible director. — Chad Lowe
The biggest challenges are always getting into the rooms that you need to get into and having people open to the types of stories that… — Unknown Author
I remember a long, long day of filming and it took forever to get Kirk Douglas up on his cross. We played a terrible joke… — Jean Simmons
I was in good shape from Divergent. Damien Chazelle, the director of Whiplash told me, ‘Stop Working Out! Don’t go outside!’ He wanted me pale… — Miles Teller
Do you know what I'm working on now? My first feature as a director. — Faye Dunaway
As an actor you have to bring to the table your creative input. But when a director like Ridley Scott says I want you to… — Cuba Gooding, Jr.
Now, I have big-money offers on three movies, and I have director approval. That's kind of scary,' he says. 'No directors have been attached. That's… — Cuba Gooding, Jr.
As a director you have to be careful you don't over-design the film. You have to be careful that the period aspect does not take… — Stanley Tucci
As a director, I also get to sit and watch actors and learn from them in a way that I don't get to do when… — Stanley Tucci
The opinion of the public is sacred. The director is a cook who merely offers different dishes to them and has no right to insist… — Werner Herzog
Work is fun to me. All those years of being an actor and a director and not being able to get a job - two… — Dennis Hopper

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