Cameras Quote by David O. Russell

Directing is like guitar playing. That's a unique mind-set and talent, unto itself. I like the idea of putting everything together to make a…

— Slash

At the end of the day, filmmaking is a sheer act of creative will. You have to be prepared to stick with your art…

— Nicholas Ozeki

The fun of directing for me, other than working with the actors, is trying to extract those ideas that you have in your head…

— Alfonso Gomez-Rejon

Directing is creating a whole. You're able to combine different elements and create a film that is unique and true to your vision.

— Tim Robbins

Directing is kind of like acting through other people. You see moments and you see things and if you don't see the actors hit…

— Malik Yoba

Directing is very close to choreography; you deal with space, time, emotions, lighting, making beautiful images.

— Benjamin Millepied

When I'm directing a film, I can't do any more than appear in a song.

— Prabhu Deva

To me, directing movies is just that. It's a need to question myself and set the things that disturb me on the table.

— Diego Luna

Making films is much more difficult than people imagine, and so the experience of actually directing them is not one I've ever relished.

— Sydney Pollack

Filmmaking is like any kind of art form. You have to try to figure it out, and you're going to do that by trying.

— Nicolas Winding Refn

Most filmmaking is about shaking hands and just starting

— Abel Ferrara

You never really know what the director has got in his mind as far as the scene visually and art direction wise, etc. Even…

— Guy Pearce