Cinema Quote by Ernst Lubitsch

Any movie's only as good as the director.

— Woody Harrelson

It's really hard to make a good film; it's really, really hard. So, the director's very important, and a character that can be described…

— Rachel Weisz

Secrets make for good drama, and revealing the hidden truths and contradictions of life is, for me, one of the most exciting aspects of…

— Ira Sachs

There are no good and bad movies, only good and bad directors

— Francois Truffaut

That can be undersold, I think, the importance when you're trying to do something good is that everybody understands the director's vision, everybody believes…

— Suzanne Todd

Cinema is a director's medium; it's his story and his vision. If it's a good story, people will connect to it.

— Vicky Kaushal

A great movie, in my opinion, is one that tells a familiar story in an unfamiliar way.

— Christian Keiber

The secrecy thing has gotten to be more and more prevalent in films, and maybe that's good. It's nice to go see a film…

— Karen Allen

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

A good project but a poor director will always make a mediocre film, but an average script and good director can make a good…

— Kajol

Films should involve a director's idiosyncrasies as much as possible I think.

— Rostam Batmanglij

Any film that you see is never just the director. If it's a film that you love, it's not so easy to say, "Oh…

— Vin Diesel