Bunch Quote by Matt Damon

It's a lot of power to give the director to edit his own stuff. It's also a time thing: you don't want to have…

— Joe Dante

(Sometimes when) someone's directing for the first time, they're afraid to include everyone - they have to prove they're the director.

— Richard Gere

It's impossible to put your finger on what that is exactly other than protecting the environment that the actors get to find the scenes…

— Ewan McGregor

A lot of directors in my experience are very receptive. They see what you do first, and then they want to find a place…

— Annette Bening

Some friends of mine who are actors feel directing shuts them down and kills all their impulses, but the worst thing for me is…

— Cynthia Nixon

In terms of watching other directors, it's more like I go on set now, and I'm prepared, as an actor, and ready to give…

— Shiri Appleby

For me, being a director is about watching, not about telling people what to do. Or maybe it's like being a mirror; if they…

— Jane Campion

Well, like any time you're shooting documentary stuff, you've got to be in the moment, and you've got to be able to be in…

— Brian De Palma

With film, so much is in the director's hands. Once something is cut together - unless you're in the editing room - you don't…

— Julia Stiles

Being on a set where the director has lost control is just sickening. No one goes the extra mile, theres a lot of eye-rolling...…

— Christine Vachon

There are days when either filmmaking feels like an insurmountable practice - here's a lot of obstacles in the way to make it happen…

— Debra Granik

As a director, people are trusting you with their lives, with their stories.

— Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi