Behinds Quote by Keri Russell

I just thought that Adrienne [Shelly] wrote a great character [for Waitress]. It really was all on the page.

— Keri Russell

“Today, names of screenwriters like Zoe Akins, Jeanie Macpherson, Beulah Marie Dix, Lenore Coffee, Anita Loos, June Mathis, Bess Meredyth, Jane Murfin, Adela Rogers…

— Cari Beauchamp

The lead actress is like the host of the party, but when you're the lead actress and you're a producer, you're really throwing the…

— Shiri Appleby

On 'Half Nelson,' I was credited as the director, we both co-wrote it and Anna was the producer. We didn't know too many directing…

— Ryan Fleck

The last person they expected to connect with a screenplay was the comedic, blonde actress with the funny voice.

— Joey Lauren Adams

It was nice to be reminded of how much hard work goes into movies, and how as a director, it's your job to acknowledge…

— Rowan Blanchard

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

— Paul Bettany

You have to be talentedly insecure in order to be a good actress. And then it's the director's job to make you more miserable…

— Shirley MacLaine

A director on a film really sets the tone of how people go about things, so everybody is happy to be at work and…

— James Franco

The director is the only person on the set who has seen the film. Your job as a director is to show up every…

— Paul Feig

I remember the first reading of the script we had and everybody was sitting around the table. I was very impressed with the level…

— Victor Garber

I always loved movies, but I never thought I would presume to be a screenwriter and definitely not a director.

— Cameron Crowe