Backgrounds Quote by Dan Scanlon

Ultimately, a director is a storyteller. I wanted to fortify that part of my life as a director, so I thought the best way…

— Fred Savage

It's very rare that you get a director that lets you be creative and bring what you feel your character should do or should…

— Kevin Hart

I think, as a director, it's always worth pushing yourself and finding out new areas and exploring new ways to tell story.

— James Bobin

As a director, what I'm trying to do is to create interesting stories.

— Jiang Wen

There is a director for a reason, because a director knows what's best for the movie. You just give your director as much as…

— John Cena

The thing is, as a film director, you're essentially alone: You have to tell a story primarily through pictures, and only you know the…

— Mike Nichols

As a director, your job is to make sure no one for any reason is taken out of the film. Sometimes it's impossible and…

— Cary Fukunaga

When I went to Jamia, I thought I wanted to be a cinematographer or photographer because I liked telling stories in pictures, but my…

— Kiran Rao

As a director, you have to go in with a really, really, really clear picture of what you want.

— David Slade

Not to knock the people who've given me the opportunity; I appreciate all the opportunities I've gotten, but one of the things I think…

— Bob Odenkirk

One of the great things about being a director as a life choice is that it can never be mastered. Every story is its…

— Ron Howard

The director is the ultimate creative arbiter of what's going to happen. And as a director myself, you really appreciate collaborating with people who…

— Roman Coppola