Directors Quotes

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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
I believe that our world needs an instrument of global action as never before in history. I believe that the United Nations is the instrument… — Kofi Annan
I watched a lot of silent directors who were absolutely great like John Ford and Fritz Lang, Tod Browning, and also some very modern directors… — Michel Hazanavicius
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
When you look at the early-'30s movies, like King Kong, the codes of acting are very similar to those of silent movies. In some of… — 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
But the audience is right. They're always, always right. You hear directors complain that the advertising was lousy, the distribution is no good, the date… — William Friedkin
In life and business, there are two cardinal sins, the first is to act precipitously without thought, and the second is to not act at… — Carl Icahn
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
I've worked with a lot of directors, some of them you wouldn't really attach the word 'artist' to their name. — Mark Mothersbaugh
Personally Im very happy to be behind the scenes. I like collaboration, I like working with directors. — Mark Mothersbaugh
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
History has a way of coming back to you. In the case of Janis Joplin appearing at the festival in 1968, her performance affected the… — George Wein
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

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