Appearance Quote by Leonard Slatkin

I think, a lot of times, directors assume that whatever they get from you the first time, whether it be at an audition or…

— Zoe Kazan

The director's job should give you a sense of music without drawing attention to itself.

— Taylor Hackford

The first-time director thing is just another label somebody puts on you.

— Michael Patrick King

But it can be tough for new composers as directors tend to block you out.

— M. Jayachandran

If you date a musician, you're never, ever really gonna be first either. You're gonna be right behind the music and maybe right close.

— Gary Allan

If there's a criteria that really gets me interested in a work besides any type of personal interaction with the theme, it's if I…

— Edward Norton

Some directors are comfortable with music. Some feel comfortable discussing and talking and operating in a musical language. Others don't engage so much.

— Henry Jackman

Our job as composers becomes easy when directors have a good knowledge of music and know exactly what they want.

— Arjun Janya

The life of any musician really doesn't fall into a normal schedule at all. Every week there are different rehearsals, different days and nights…

— Leonard Slatkin

I can put out music whenever I want. I don't have to wait for a casting director to be like, 'It would be great…

— Chappell Roan

Meeting with the director is an audition.

— Chandler Massey

Sometimes the personality or just the particular process of a director can really affect your quality of life as a composer in terms of…

— Christophe Beck