Directors Quotes

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I was a VP of marketing, I was regional sales manager in fashion, and marketing director in communications and product development. I was always a… — Patti Stanger
I've never been a fan of directors who clutter a piece with all sorts of crazy preconceptions or weird ideas. — Dan Stevens
My brother's a grip. My mom's a scriptwriter. My dad's a director. So it's like, at heart, I'm a below-the-line girl. — Kristen Stewart
Sam Wood, the director, made most of his money as a real estate agent; there was nothing of the temperamental artist about him. — Gloria Swanson
My parents said, Oh, he's going to be a director someday. I wanted to be an actor. — Quentin Tarantino
Being a conductor is kind of a hybrid profession because most fundamentally, it is being someone who is a coach, a trainer, an editor, a… — Michael Tilson Thomas
The writer must be a participant in the scene... like a film director who writes his own scripts, does his own camera work, and somehow… — Hunter S. Thompson
I was fortunate enough to work under directors who were, most of them, brilliant, emotional men. — Gene Tierney
Ambiguity in directors is a hard thing to deal with. — Skeet Ulrich
I like directors who have worked as actors. They know the experience. — Gabrielle Union
Usually directors hire me because I'm what they are looking for. But once in a while, and it's very rare, they will hire me and… — Christopher Walken
I have a real thing for Mexican directors. And I love Guillermo del Toro and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. — Emma Watson
My kind of director is an actor-director who writes. — Orson Welles
Good evening, ladies and gentleman. My name is Orson Welles. I am an actor. I am a writer. I am a producer. I am a… — Orson Welles
Actors wait tables, directors work at video stores. — Joss Whedon
Many casting directors won't hire aspiring actors because you might be burning some chick's headshot under the table so she doesn't get the part. — Olivia Wilde
I got an internship with the casting director of The Girl Next Door. I would hold the clipboard and help them in their casting sessions… — Olivia Wilde
People have nervous tics they don't know about, and I would advise asking around. Ask the casting director, 'Is there something I'm doing?' I would… — Olivia Wilde
A director must be a policeman, a midwife, a psychoanalyst, a sycophant and a bastard. — Billy Wilder
The best director is the one you don't see. — Billy Wilder
Many plays - certainly mine - are like blank checks. The actors and directors put their own signatures on them. — Thornton Wilder
I rode it once, which was up the driveway in the opening credits of the show. I didn't know how to stop it. I actually… — Henry Winkler
In terms of directors, great actors make directors - Gary Oldman was great to work with, for me; Tim Roth, too. You work with Scorsese… — Ray Winstone
There was an interesting article in Los Angeles Magazine about women directors. A woman director makes one bad independent film and her career is over.… — Dick Wolf
I got nominated for my second film as best young director in the Aikido Film Festival in Japan. — Donnie Yen

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