Directors Quotes

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I'm quite good friends with the putative director, Vincenzo Natali, and I'm a big fan of his work, but beyond that, I don't like to… — William Gibson
Every director bites the hand that lays the golden egg. — Samuel Goldwyn
That's the trouble with directors. Always biting the hand that lays the golden egg. — Samuel Goldwyn
A lot of the films now are more focused on the visuals than on the actors. I think all directors should go to drama school. — Eva Green
When you are doing stand-up comedy, you are the writer, producer, director, sometimes bouncer. — Dane Cook
I've been offered lots of movies. There's always some actor who's doing a project and would like to have me do it. But you look… — Francis Ford Coppola
I wanted to be a film student again, as a man in my 60s. To go someplace alone and see what you can cook up,… — Francis Ford Coppola
I don't feel the need to direct. I tried to get other people to direct Dances, but they wouldn't do it. They all thought it… — Kevin Costner
When I work, I work very hard. So I look to work with people who have that level of dedication. And I depend on that… — Tom Cruise
For 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona,' for example, Woody Allen is one of the greatest American directors, and we really had a very good working relationship. We… — Penelope Cruz
Music is where I have the most creative freedom, but I love producing. To me, that's kind of where all the action is. You get… — Ice Cube
A lot of TV is put together by teams, by writing staffs and several different directors. It's a great, very smart way to make television.… — Louis C. K.
I am sure I am one of 2,000 film directors in the world that Tarantino admires. — Park Chan-wook
I became a film director, but I wasn't successful with my first couple of films, so I had to turn to becoming a film critic… — Park Chan-wook
I'm not the kind of director who aims to send a message out. — Park Chan-wook
So I moved to Europe and only came back when directors like Robert Altman would call me after they'd seen my work in Full Metal… — Vincent D'Onofrio
I think what makes a good actor's director is the same thing that makes a good director. Acting is just one of the trades necessary… — Matt Damon
When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn't acting. It's following instructions. Anyone with the physical qualifications can do… — James Dean
Directors have to push me. I have to be pushed up. Not all the time, but often. — Catherine Deneuve
I admire directors so much, I find them incredible: they manage such a huge number of people of different characters, think of the money involved. — Catherine Deneuve
I was raised in New York City and raised in the New York City theater world. My father was a theater director and an acting… — Vin Diesel
Every casting director I've met is a woman. — Cameron Diaz
The marvels of daily life are exciting; no movie director can arrange the unexpected that you find in the street. — Robert Doisneau
I've turned down jobs because I've said, 'Honestly, I can't find my way in. I can't do it. I love you, as a director. I… — David Duchovny
A lot of times passion projects or films are difficult to make because they don't have proven directors attached to them. — David Duchovny

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