Attentiveness Quote by Diane Lane

I think that directing is the ultimate martyred task of filmmaking, that it has nobility to it. It takes three years to make a…

— Diane Lane

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

Directing a film is a lot of work.

— Fred Durst

Directing films is easier said than done. The job needs a lot of sensibility to put many things in place.

— Vijay Sethupathi

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

I think that, again, filmmaking is the director's medium in the end, and the best thing a producer can do is stay out of…

— Nicolas Winding Refn

I say yes to a film depending on who is directing it.

— Tamannaah

I think with any movie, directing is more in the preparation. You just have to prepare for everything that's going to happen.

— Robert Ben Garant

I think when you make a movie, one of your main focuses as a director is to inspire everyone else to give their best.…

— Nicolas Winding Refn

You can take your life into your own hands in terms of directing. There are ways for you to finance yourself and to write…

— Lee Grant

Being a film director involves, above all, a lot of hard work and resolve and determination. The glamour doesn't come until the premiere and…

— D. W. Griffith

The key is working with great directors. A film is so many different people and all their talents, but particularly the directors, because of…

— Felicity Jones