Cinema Quote by Nilo Cruz

I write in order to understand the images. Being what my agent . . . somewhat ruefully calls a language playwright, is problematic because…

— Ellen McLaughlin

Theatre is really difficult, so it's important that you have a director that kind of understands that and is really hands on.

— Jimmi Simpson

For me, it's important that a movie is the congregate of all art forms, from writing to art composition to music to performing. Trying…

— Mick Garris

For me, the most important thing is the writing - and certainly the director. But if the writing isn't there, it doesn't matter who…

— Carol Kane

I have done theatre, and I enjoy the process of smaller films a lot more. When I do such films, there are certain things…

— Nawazuddin Siddiqui

On the stage, the characters express themselves more through words than images. So the arguments of the characters and the tension between characters -…

— Alan Alda

It's easier to go from theatre to film than the other way round. In film you're absolutely loved and cossetted and cared for. In…

— Ian Mckellen

Film directing has perfected my theater directing. I think when I first started directing, a lot of my stuff was very lateral; I was…

— Adam Rapp

Fundamentally, whether directing in the theatre or a film, you have to be a good storyteller, regardless of the form. The thing I had…

— John Crowley

I think that what's important as a director is to give your actors the feeling that they're protected, the feeling of confidence, the feeling…

— Michael Haneke

To me, the most important elements in a theatre are the actors and the texts.

— Naseeruddin Shah

I thought a director was like a pillow who sat under the writer, supporting them and submitting to their vision. It took me a…

— John Tiffany