Block Quote by Christian Cooke

I thought a director was like a pillow who sat under the writer, supporting them and submitting to their vision. It took me a…

— John Tiffany

The point of having a director is that they make the final decision; it's their point of view, they set the rhythm and they…

— Christian Bale

Directors are the fulcrum of the movie. They guide us well, not merely rein actors in. Whenever we stray, they bring us back on…

— Vijay Sethupathi

The thing I absolutely hate is when directors don't know what they want, and then they ask you to do it this way, and…

— Diana Rigg

There are directors who, their direction is high, but then when you challenge it, it crumbles. They can't back up what they're asking.

— Michael Pitt

There are times when directors just don't know what they're doing.

— Christopher Atkins

Every director is always directing around the play. If you have an actor who really doesn't get the character well enough, you have to…

— Nilo Cruz

Some directors are very free and some directors are very specific. It seemed like doing a play.

— Michael Pitt

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

I guess once you've been acting for a long time, you glean the great bits of good directors and the bad bits from other…

— Luke Evans

The director is responsible for interpreting the playwright's work through the cast with the help of the staff. It is the director's artistic concept…

— Laurence Sterne

There are times when you work with directors on set, and things are a bit rudderless, and those can be good directors.

— Grant Heslov