Directors Quotes

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A political convention is after all not a meeting of a corporation's board of directors; it is a fiesta, a carnival, a pig-rooting, horse-snorting, band-playing,… — Norman Mailer
Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of… — Sun Tzu
I've always loved music videos - I used to make my own for bands like Pearl Jam. My favorite directors are Michel Gondry, Spike Jonze,… — Akiva Schaffer
The director is a bit analogous to the conductor of a symphony orchestra. It's a collaborative adventure. — Nicholas Meyer
I know the pressures of being the daughter of a great actress. But it's inspiring. You learn so much that other people don't get to… — Natasha Richardson
The directors thought, They understand nothing in the real economy, in real life. They read some stupid books, and they came from the moon to… — Anatoly Chubais
Directors and writers have a lot of stress as well, because they have people they answer to. — Alexis Bledel
The thing that fascinates me is that the way I came to film and television is extinct. Then there were gatekeepers, it was prohibitively expensive… — Tom Hooper
I don't like the strictly objective viewpoint [in which all of the characters' actions are described in the third person, but we never hear what… — George R. R. Martin
No matter how much crap you gotta plow through to stay alive as a photographer, no matter how many bad assignments, bad days, bad clients,… — Joe McNally
It began when I was so ill that there was a good chance of dying. I promised myself that if I survived I would never… — Helmut Newton
Photographers should make three or four prints from one negative and then crop them differently. When I was art director at Harper's Bazaar and at… — Alexey Brodovitch
And Later I Thought, I Can't Think How Anyone Can Become a Director Without Learning the Craft of Cinematography. — Gus Van Sant
The only person who has artistic control is the director, and 'director' is how you spell God in Hollywood. — Tom Clancy
There are two kinds of directors in the theater. Those who think they are God and those who are certain of it. — Unknown Author
My sole inspiration is a telephone call from a director. ... (when asked who wrote 'Some Enchanted Evening') Rodgers and Hammerstein, if you can imagine… — Cole Porter
Investors want to know how exposed a business is to climate change. The physical risks to Tesco are clear, but could be far-reaching. Freak weather… — Terry Leahy
It is when music is added that a film can come to life for a director. A live orchestra, playing the score as a conductor… — Robert Paul Wolff
Raksin worked for Alfred Hitchcock, about whom one of the most famous Raksin anecdotes was spoken. The legendary director declared he wanted no music at… — Paul Zollo
On every movie I've done as a director, I look at the producers and having done it, I don't envy them, at all. — Griffin Dunne

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