Anxious Quote by Mel Brooks

Directing is a very exhausting and painful experience. I have seen that pain and know what it can do to you.

— Samuthirakani

Directing is a really kind of amazing thing, because you're helping others and, in the middle of that, you have to worry about yourself.

— Philip Seymour Hoffman

Directing is a mixture of compromise and perfectionism. When you lose the judgment of which is more important at any particular moment, you're time…

— Danny Boyle

As a director, you're only as good as your collaborators. You surround with collaborators that are going to understand what you're trying to do.…

— Alfonso Cuaron

I'd never thought of directing as an option for me. I don't know why, because I'm incredibly bossy. I was surprised how collaborative it…

— Trudie Styler

I've produced, but as for directing, that's a dream that'll have to go unfulfilled.

— Leslie Nielsen

I have no directing ambition whatsoever. And as long as I meet filmmakers like Tom Hooper, Stephen Frears, and others who allow that collaboration,…

— Peter Morgan

I don't want to sound arrogant and say that I know everything about directing and I've got it cracked, but it was just all…

— Dan Mazer

As a director, everyone has their dream and they want to approach their film a certain way.

— Raghava Lawrence

I think directing is a huge responsibility and it's not something where you can just be like, "Yeah, sure, I'll give it a go!"…

— Josh Hutcherson

I'm interested in directing, but it's a real headache. Directing can be a real pain in the ass, because you not only have to…

— Ray Wise

Searching out directors you respect and that you can learn from that's always the dream. That's the goal. That's hopefully where this whole thing…

— Armie Hammer