Actor Quote by George Cukor Download Open image “The truth is, a director wins an Oscar for a writer's script and actors' performances.” — George Cukor ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Actor Cinema Director Oscar Performances Script Theatre Truth Truth is Wins Writer Writing
As an actor, you tell part of a story. As a writer, you get more of telling that story. But as a director, they're… — Jonah Hill Copy Share Image
There are lots of people that make movies. It's not just the director. — Paul Bettany Copy Share Image
Some of the greatest directors never got an Oscar, like Kubrick, or Hitchcock. For me, personally, I think the body of work is more… — Marc Forster Copy Share Image
If films could run because of performances, everybody's films would do well. It is the director who makes the film. — Sharmila Tagore Copy Share Image
What a good actor brings to a script is something, sometimes, even directors can't imagine. The director should always have the last say though. — Zoya Akhtar Copy Share Image
But a writer's contribution is literary and a film is not literary. When you take that stuff off the page, and cast the people… — Taylor Hackford Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Your average director will be content with something that comes across as truthful, but we know, as fellow actors, that that's not great for… — Kathy Burke Copy Share Image
All directors make films in individual ways. But the classical kind of view of filmmaking is that you have a script and it's very… — Paul Greengrass Copy Share Image
In some instances, I would say the writer does deserve equal billing with the director. In other instances the director - especially if he… — Mark Romanek Copy Share Image
It is reassuring for people to feel they have a boss, someone who knows the answers and has charted the course. — George Cukor Copy Share Image
From the director's point of view, it's infinitely easier to do violence than to do a good dramatic scene. — George Cukor Copy Share Image
I don't think you can teach people how to be funny. You can make suggestions about how to speak a line or get a… — George Cukor Copy Share Image
Give me a good script, and I'll be a hundred times better as a director. — George Cukor Copy Share Image
Anyone who looked at something special, in a very original way, makes you see it that way forever. — George Cukor Copy Share Image
If there is such a thing as 'a Cukor style,' I guess it arises out of two principal factors: my own personalized perception of… — George Cukor Copy Share Image
People who aren't complicated in real life come through as pretty bland on the screen. Most great performers are not very happy and well… — George Cukor Copy Share Image
“Be adventurous, but, of course, with some sense of reality. You shouldn't say, "There's nothing I can't do," because you know damn well there… — George Cukor Copy Share Image
When one deals with stars, he is dealing with intelligent people. If they weren't intelligent, they wouldn't have arrived at the star pinnacle. — George Cukor Copy Share Image
There has got to be a way for me to have a role on TV or in film that is just as normal as… — Adeel Akhtar Copy Share Image
I love casting against type and doing things you wouldn't expect, because I think you get more interesting performances that way. Hollywood loves to… — David S. Goyer Copy Share Image
I am tired of our characters being so incomplete. When do we ever save the day in a film? When does a Latino actor… — Esai Morales Copy Share Image
If you stood me in a costume next to a computer graphic of the same-looking character, I think there would be a difference. And… — Warwick Davis Copy Share Image
I'm a character actor - always have been, always will be - and historically, character actors don't come into their own until later in… — Annie Potts Copy Share Image
What we're supposed to do as actors is be able to portray real human beings and emotions. And if you grow up in this… — Emily Browning Copy Share Image
The show was number one in the ratings, Gordon Russell was our head writer, the story lines were magnificent and the acting most exciting.… — Michael Storm Copy Share Image
I always remember what my dad told me when I decided to turn into an actor. He was emphatic that whatever I do, I… — Karthi Copy Share Image
You always hear actors say, 'Theater is my first love,' and it is. It's a time when you really get to do what you… — Amy Landecker Copy Share Image
My preference is for people who come to rehearsal and get into the ring. I like a muscular actor who's playful. — Joe Mantello Copy Share Image
An actor doesn't have a regular job. He is dependent upon the roles which are given him. — Van Heflin Copy Share Image
