About Quote by James Gray

Essentially, filmmakers have to be free and not directed by power or politicians.

— Costa-Gavras

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

In order to make a movie it isn't enough to have a script, it isn't enough to have a director, it isn't enough to…

— Lester Persky

A lot of people get stuck, like, "Oh, if it's made by a studio, it can't be independent." Often they link it to the…

— Alexander Payne

It's a great luxury for me to be able to write on the films that I direct, and kind of a nice thing to…

— Harold Ramis

I find it kind of weird that directors want to put themselves in their films.

— Andrea Arnold

I don't know anything about directing, but if you love actors, know your story and hire a great company, then anyone can direct a…

— Peter Hedges

The way we structure our deals is to work closely with the director. It is imperative to work with a studio because the way…

— Ronnie Screwvala

Making movies is a very different experience in a lot of ways. It's difficult when you're used to owning the copyright and having a…

— Tony Kushner

There are lots of people that make movies. It's not just the director.

— Paul Bettany

I never saw myself as a director. It's certainly a second language but making movies for 40 years, you pick stuff up. However, this…

— Al Pacino

Writers are first directors. When directing our own scripts, we would have a better vision and clarity than directing the stories penned by others.…

— Anil Ravipudi