Directors Quotes

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I guarantee you that two directors that are any good can take the same story, change the name of the characters, change the name of… — Howard Hawks
With Kubrick and most film directors, they are in complete control, but one can influence them. — Ken Adam
It's so hard to find a director who, when you look at their body of work, you like everything. — Lorenzo di Bonaventura
I acted for so many years and sat on a million sets and worked with a million different directors so that is to me some… — Grant Heslov
Look, a lot of directors were actors, even if they were unsuccessful actors which I think is helpful. I think it's a really helpful thing… — Grant Heslov
I get to play a great character while working with great actors and great directors on a great show. — Harry Hamlin
The struggle of making a film for any studio is the fact that the producers and the studio have an idea of what the movie… — Joseph E. Johnston
When I was nine years old I use to copy ( not trace ) the covers of the Donald Duck comics. Many years later I… — William Jackson
I've always been slightly self-conscious as an actor, and I guess that sometimes reads as pomposity. Starting when I was 30, I somehow gave off… — Charles Kimbrough
The joy for me of television is the sort of family feeling of being involved with an ensemble - the cast and the crew and… — Jeffrey Pierce
Sometimes directors may not give you words, you know? They may not talk at all! You've just got to use your radar to figure out… — Faith Prince
Some people are directors and I think they should stay behind the camera. — Matthew Vaughn
You hear stories about directors using manipulation to get actors to do certain things, but I think when you're working with professional actors, it's all… — Darren Aronofsky
Some friends of mine who are actors feel directing shuts them down and kills all their impulses, but the worst thing for me is if… — Cynthia Nixon
There are so many elements that make a good film. You need a great director who's driving it. — Aaron Taylor-Johnson
I prefer to work with first-time directors. — Jake M. Johnson
Sometimes, when you work with directors who have done it a lot and are established in the business and know the game, there are all… — Jake M. Johnson
When I on set as a director I crazy. My temper is not that good. — Andrew Lau
Not many French producers work the American way. In France, the director decides everything, he has final cut. I'm trying to do things differently, without… — Thomas Langmann
I like to invest as a performer in the director's vision and then bring a sense of reality to whatever I'm doing, whether it's comedy… — Amy Seimetz
I like working with different directors; it keeps you on your toes. — Chaske Spencer
By the time I got to be director of product management at Thomas-Conrad, I was in a better negotiating position, as I had accumulated more… — Maynard Webb
It's through working with a lot of first-time directors that I realized that people learn on their feet. Everybody works on something for a different… — Jess Weixler
Insider trading tells everybody at precisely the wrong time that everything is rigged, and only people who have a billion dollars and have access to… — Preet Bharara
At school, I decided I wanted to be a director and then I went out and spent the rest of my adult life trying to… — Stephen Daldry

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