Director Quotes

1304 Director quotes by 970 unique authors

A Director Makes Only One Movie in His Life. Then He Breaks It Into Pieces and Makes It Again. — Jean Renoir
I'm a storyteller - that's the chief function of a director. And they're moving pictures, let's make 'em move! — Howard Hawks
When I worked on Altar Boys, they wanted to see us having fun. The four of us would have fun on set and steal each… — Kieran Culkin
In Hollywood, story content of movies follows a hierarchy of power, not the relative quality of various ideas. Hollywood does not lack for quality writing.… — Terry Rossio
I got a nomination for director, which means the world to me; it's just the most exciting thing for me and my family. You do… — David O. Russell
That's the greatest sin a director can commit; to make a film simply because he wants to make a film. — Krzysztof Kieslowski
I always claim that the writer has done 90 percent of the director's work. — Harold Ramis
Life isn’t happening to you; life is responding to you. Life is your call! Every area of your life is your call. You are the… — Rhonda Byrne
I decided honestly that comic art is an art form in itself. It reflects the life and times more accurately and actually is more artistic… — Unknown Author
The great Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa said that to be an artist means never to avert your eyes. And that's the hardest thing, because… — Robert Olen Butler
In the end, it's acting, it's not real. But every director will tell you that you have to create conditions that create tension, because tension… — Paul Greengrass
I had no idea whether I could play 'em or not, but I wanted to and I was very determined... but the band director said… — Karen Carpenter
But I don't think of myself as a foreigner or a Frenchman! I just think of myself as a director. Whether I'm French or Australian… — Michel Hazanavicius
Good is the director who lets you do what you have to do. — Marc Ribot
That business aspect of the media, that Charlotte Street world, the advertising and programme executives, it leaves me absolutely cold. I'm supposed to be the… — Rory Bremner
I strongly agree that a National Intelligence Director should be established to oversee and coordinate the 15 federal intelligence agencies. — Jim Ramstad
Secure writers don't sell first drafts. They patiently rewrite until the script is as director-ready, as actor-ready as possible. Unfinished work invites tampering, while polished,… — Robert McKee
And I think one way or another it's evident to those who work with me that as a writer, a director, a friend, as somebody's… — Robert Towne
Whether you're a cameraman or a director, you should ask yourself every now and then, 'What am I trying to do?' Be honest and keep… — James Wong Howe
Any good movie is filled with secrets. If a director doesn't leave anything unsaid, it's a lousy picture. If a picture's unsaid, it's a lousy… — Ernst Lubitsch
One thing I know is that I don't want to be a director for hire, making genre films. — Paul Mazursky
In this land of unlimited opportunity, a place where, to paraphrase Woody Allen, any man or woman can realize greatness as a patient or as… — Vincent Canby
Cast PURPOSE as the lead in your movie and you will help God, your Director, produce a masterwork. — DeVon Franklin
You come up with a story line, you hire the writer, the director, the stars, the set designer. — Andre Balazs
As a painter you're responsible yourself, 100 percent. In film, you have the editor, the director, the other actors. It has the advantage of not… — Sylvia Kristel

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