Accepting Quote by Frank Capra

I had become a film director because I thought I could express something in an artful way.

— Paul Verhoeven

I pick a film on the basis of the role and the director. I do whatever I believe in.

— Shefali Shah

I'd worked with directors who wouldn't collaborate. Then I've also worked with directors who didn't really know what they wanted. I knew I didn't…

— Stuart Townsend

Ultimately when I throw myself behind a movie, I have to really believe in that directors vision.

— Christine Vachon

I'd been working so hard making the film that I hadn't even emotionally processed the fact that I was a director.

— William Monahan

I am a product of the Film and Television Institute of India, so I never categorised my roles, but yes I was typecast by…

— Raza Murad

I had a blind belief in myself and became a music director and an actor.

— Vijay Antony

The director I had most involvement with was Alex Rockwell. He gave me a lot of responsibility as an actor.

— Steve Buscemi

I came to filmmaking because it's my passion. I decided I can't have it distorted or marred by someone else deciding what it should…

— Shane Carruth

I had never thought of myself as a director and found out that I was not. I am a writer who was able to…

— Anthony Minghella

Ultimately when I throw myself behind a movie, I have to really believe in that director's vision.

— Christine Vachon

When I made my first film, I didn't think of it as directing, so it wasn't like I set out to become a director.

— Kathryn Bigelow