Clear vision Quote by Donna Langley

Being able to communicate what your vision is clearly and with specificity is the most important thing a director can do.

— David Slade

You have to lead by example. You have to be the calmest person in the room. You have to be very open. I think…

— Marianne Elliott

I'm trying to avoid any more asshole roles, at least for a little bit. The main criteria for me when choosing a project is…

— Dave Franco

A successful director is someone who has the combination of skills that you can learn, but there's also an intuitive sensibility that they bring…

— Rick Heinrichs

As a director, you try to do things that are going to touch the human experience somehow, and emotions that mean something to people.…

— Catherine Hardwicke

I think what makes a good actor's director is somebody who understands what I'm doing and is respectful of it, but who also has…

— Matt Damon

A great director, first, is highly intelligent. And he is also a dedicated and willing to work hard. Now those are easy things to…

— Roger Corman

As an actor, you want a director who makes you feel comfortable in a place that you can really create and try a lot…

— Ansel Elgort

That really sets great directors apart from good directors: their ability to make you feel like you matter, even if your part is much…

— Jonny Lee Miller

I think to be a good director you have to be a good person and you have to care about people.

— Kristen Stewart

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

— David Slade

There are two qualities that I've noticed in good directors: One is that they have their vision very strongly in place; and two is…

— Rupert Friend