Directors Quote by Gary Oldman

I had always wanted to don the director's hat and was waiting for the right time.

— Salim Kumar

Every actor has his or her own style, so it is the duty of the director to mould it the way they want.

— Priyadarshan

Directors have a tendency to use their hands like orchestra conductors. They don't realize that the actor is looking at their faces, anyway.

— Alan J. Pakula

Even when you're acting with a producing hat, when you're in every scene, you're really conscious of trying to make everybody as good as…

— Michael Douglas

If I have to wear a hat as a producer to do that, then I'm willing to do that. An actor's, producer's and director's…

— Michael Eklund

Every director works differently but one thing's important: they must have a vision. If they don't have a vision I don't care how they…

— Kurt Russell

I do think that's so much a part of what being a director is - in working with actors - to really try and…

— Bill Condon

We knew, very early on, that we had to be very, very clear that directors need to speak to actors and actresses and be…

— Michael Sheen

The thing I absolutely hate is when directors don't know what they want, and then they ask you to do it this way, and…

— Diana Rigg

I don't like directors that just say, Stand there and now do this.

— Joe Pantoliano

Being on a set where the director has lost control is just sickening. No one goes the extra mile, theres a lot of eye-rolling...…

— Christine Vachon

(Sometimes when) someone's directing for the first time, they're afraid to include everyone - they have to prove they're the director.

— Richard Gere