Able Quote by Christian Bale

As an actor, you tell part of a story. As a writer, you get more of telling that story. But as a director, they're…

— Jonah Hill

You spend enough time on set as an actor and it's great when a director was at some point an actor or understands acting.…

— Ian Somerhalder

The really important people in TV are not the directors; they're the writers.

— Mary Harron

It's strange - some directors are really talented but they can be so precious when it comes to letting you be a part of…

— Skrillex

Some directors can tell stories and it becomes very intimate and small, and it's almost like a secret. Some directors have the gift of…

— Noomi Rapace

A lot of times, directors don't know how to speak to actors, or writers don't know how to communicate.

— Michael Mosley

Directors and actors are people whose career spans are very short.

— Sunny Singh

Most film directors do not come up with their own subjects or write their own screenplays.

— Thomas Harrison

A director's job is like parenting. You have to look after your actors like children, pay attention to each of their different abilities.

— Kalki Koechlin

You know, what is so curious about being a director is that you never get on anybody else's set and see how they do…

— Niki Caro

Some directors hardly talk to the actors at all.

— Todd Solondz

A lot of directors keep writers away because the writers know the script better than anybody, obviously they do, and they have certain intents.…

— Glenn Ficarra