Directors Quote by John Hurt

You always have to figure out what the director is good at before you work with them; then you can fill in if need…

— Stellan Skarsgard

To be a director, you have to be especially patient.

— Luciano Vincenzoni

A director's job is like parenting. You have to look after your actors like children, pay attention to each of their different abilities.

— Kalki Koechlin

Whatever it takes, the job of the director is to be the leader and to get your actors where they need to go. That's…

— Shawn Levy

I am a very impatient director.

— Steven Spielberg

The director is the ultimate creative arbiter of what's going to happen. And as a director myself, you really appreciate collaborating with people who…

— Roman Coppola

You never know as a director what other directors do. Because you don't get to see what they do.

— Leonardo DiCaprio

Directors are our teachers, and I'm always craving to work with a great director. They're pretty much the first thing that interests me about…

— Naomi Watts

There's a lot of great directors that I want to work with, but as soon as I mention them, I never get a chance…

— Richard Jenkins

As a director, you never get to watch other directors work, and you also don't get to collaborate with other directors that much.

— Spike Jonze

I think that's the key to being a director: to be able to get the shot and move on quickly.

— Bobby Farrelly

There are so many great directors that I haven't worked with and that I would love to work with.

— Jeremy Piven