Away Quote by Chiwetel Ejiofor

And I think being a good director is being able to be completely tyrannical and you?ve got to be an absolute dictator while at…

— Bob Balaban

I've heard directing talked about as being a benign dictatorship, and I think that's probably the best way a director should be. They're open…

— Felicity Jones

The director can be a dictator, but it's not wise to be. You have to choose the days to be a dictator and the…

— Rza

The director's in charge of every single decision [in film]. It's a dictatorship.It's a benevolent dictatorship, but it's true. It's every single shot. There's…

— Matt Damon

I think the dictator director is based upon stories from the past. I don't think anyone would put up with it now. There are…

— Colin Firth

To be a film director is not a democracy, it's really a tyranny. You're the head of the project, for better rather than worse.…

— Woody Allen

Directors are like generals, political dictators, aggressive people...And everyone in the film is always grateful if you can tell them what to do.

— Abraham Polonsky

I grew up with a concept of cinema as a directorial thing, meaning the director is allowed to sail the ship. Not a dictatorial…

— Luca Guadagnino

There are lots of people that make movies. It's not just the director.

— Paul Bettany

In modern studios, we're so used to becoming little dictators; you're used to the fascism of having complete control over every element.

— Herbert

Every big-budget film is powered by a director's vision. I blindly follow the instructions of my director, believe in him, and deliver what he…

— Anushka Shetty

I've found that the more experts you have on a movie, the less control the director has.

— John Frankenheimer