Audience Quote by Joseph M. Kahn

There's so many intangible forces that come into play when making a film, I have no idea what the public will ultimately think of…

— Leonardo DiCaprio

Sometimes critics disagree with the audience, and that's fine. I make movies for the audience. I guess I hope that the critics like it,…

— Craig Mazin

As a director, you have to go in with a really, really, really clear picture of what you want. That's the point of my…

— David Slade

So you know, as a filmmaker you have to get it all right in the writing stage. After that, one has to leave it…

— Rajkumar Hirani

You have to write a good score that you feel good about. At least, you're supposed to. But, if the director hates it, it…

— Danny Elfman

A director should not define everything. For me, the movie is a form of a question I pose to the others or to the…

— Kim Ki-duk

It's hard to see a film one time and really "get it," and write fully and intelligently about it. That's a review. That's not…

— Richard Linklater

I think the most insulting thing you can do to a director is to challenge when he or she is satisfied with your interpretation.

— Dustin Hoffman

It's difficult for one filmmaker to criticize another. That's a job best left to critics.

— Alex Gibney

I'm not interested in the director's commentary stuff. I think that stuff is really boring. And, if the director explains too much, it takes…

— Joseph M. Kahn

Reviewers are entitled to say if they liked the screenplay, performance, and execution of a film or not. But when they say things like…

— Rakul Preet Singh

No critic writing about a film could say more than the film itself, although they do their best to make us think the oppposite.

— Federico Fellini