Cinema Quote by Ken Loach

Personally, I don't claim to be a great director. My films are made for children, not intellectuals.

— Priyadarshan

If you want to be a great director, be a great screenwriter.

— Akira Kurosawa

You have to have a great director to make a great movie.

— Thelma Schoonmaker

I think when you make a movie, one of your main focuses as a director is to inspire everyone else to give their best.…

— Nicolas Winding Refn

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

— Paul Bettany

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

It seems to me the big weakness in most films is the writing. You can learn directing, but you can't learn writing.

— Ken Loach

There are so many elements that make a good film. You need a great director who's driving it.

— Anonymous

I had never thought of myself as a director and found out that I was not. I am a writer who was able to…

— Anthony Minghella

Movies are certainly a director's medium, so getting the opportunity to work with really good directors is everything to me.

— Clive Owen

Directing a film is a lot of work.

— Fred Durst

I don't think you can be a great director without knowing a lot about editing.

— Thelma Schoonmaker