Director Quotes

1304 Director quotes by 970 unique authors

But in the UK, I've given up any hope of being considered a director. — Mel Smith
I choose my work very carefully, always for the script and the director, and I don't think that's going to change. My work is like… — Franka Potente
I think I'm a very very nice director. Very supportive, very nurturing. I definitely try to challenge my actors but I think I'm very supportive. — David Schwimmer
One longs for a director with a sense of imagination. — Alan Rickman
I provide the bricks and mortar with the words and situations - the director and the actors and the designers build the house. — Eric Bogosian
I wanted to do - there was this film called 'Magic' that Anthony Hopkins did. And the director wanted me. The writer wanted me. Joe… — Gene Wilder
An actor really suffers when the director isn't prepared because you start running out of time for the shoot and then have to do it… — Carol Kane
Richard Marquand, on Jedi, was very much an actor's director. — Peter Mayhew
Jim Brooks is a very powerful director and it was a lot of intense work — Tea Leoni
Ang Lee’s been nominated for Best Director for Life of Pi, which is what I’m going to call the six weeks after I take this… — Amy Poehler
It's fun to do something funny and have the director laughing. It makes you feel good. — Jon Lovitz
I would love to have a part opposite a great actor - like, say, Pacino or De Niro or Hoffman. And to work with a… — Jon Lovitz
One of the great things about being a director as a life choice is that it can never be mastered. Every story is its own… — Ron Howard
I've acted with all types, I've directed all types. What you want to understand, as a director, is what actors have to offer. They'll get… — Ron Howard
It was always my dream to be a director. A lot of it had to do with controlling my own destiny, because as a young… — Ron Howard
I am often asked at what point in my love affair with films I began to want to be a director or a critic. Truthfully,… — Francois Truffaut
As an actor, you're always at the service of somebody else's vision. In a play, it's more of the director's vision, and he or she's… — Jeff Daniels
I think TV is much more the writer's medium and film is about the director and their vision and how you can collaborate with them… — Patrick Dempsey
I'm probably one of the worst actors as far as preparation goes, because I actually don't prepare. I find it easier to read the script… — Jaimie Alexander
Every director is completely different. — Miranda Otto
I was obsessed with Batman as a kid. I did the film in part just to be near the Batmobile. But I also think [director]… — Cillian Murphy
Just being hired by a great director is complimentary. — Tom Skerritt
Every director is so different from every other one. — Peter Fonda
Everyone can do a character the way they want to do it, unless the director tells them not to, which isn't very common. I like… — Unknown Author
I am not a star. I am an actor. I have been fighting for years to make people forget that I am just a pretty… — Alain Delon

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