Directors Quotes

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Oh, what the hell did I know? I went to the set the first day in full makeup and the director told me to take… — Ava Gardner
After my screen test, the director clapped his hands gleefully and yelled: â€œShe can't talk! She can't act! She's sensational!â€ — Ava Gardner
I'm lucky enough that directors sometimes seek me out for little projects that people don't even know about, that just surface later on. — Laura Dern
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
I love being on sets with very seasoned directors as well as very new directors. Every time is a discovery process. You learn something new… — Mark Wahlberg
I'm actually very snobbish about directors. I have to say no all the time. 'No' is the most powerful word in our business. You've got… — Brad Pitt
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
Sometimes I take the watch, or I take the shoes, but usually the souvenir is to take the life you had with those directors, or… — Jean Reno
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
I have many valentines. My mom and my sister and my directors. I got calls from all of them. And my friends. I respect what… — Michelle Trachtenberg
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
In some cases, the casting directors have casted blindly and have not looked into my ethnic background — Mario Lopez
Now Tarantino is making DJANGO UNCHAINED. Everybody is telling me I am in the movie but I've not been asked by Tarantino officially. Not yet.… — Franco Nero
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
I donâ€™t mind if the character is a small character, but I would just like her to have a journey in the film. Sometimes the… — 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

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