Cinema Quote by Peter Jackson

As an actor, I had noticed very vividly that very few directors know how to direct actors because they haven't done it.

— Robin Wright

When you direct a movie, you're basically looking at a story, the way you want to look at it. You bring that director's vision,…

— Donnie Yen

People think that the directors direct actors. No. Really, what the director's doing is directing the audience's eye through the film.

— Julianne Moore

Everything I've ever written, I had a very distinct vision of what I wanted it to look like. But, other directors never do it…

— Dan Gilroy

I keep saying this, but the most important part of directing is casting, and the rest of it is pretty easy.

— Max Winkler

I'm very manipulative towards directors. My theory is that everyone on the set is directing the film, we're all receiving art messages from the…

— Jeff Bridges

I think when you make a movie, one of your main focuses as a director is to inspire everyone else to give their best.…

— Nicolas Winding Refn

There's not one way to direct a film, there are so many different ways to do it. Everything affects the way it turns out…

— Lukas Moodysson

Making films is much more difficult than people imagine, and so the experience of actually directing them is not one I've ever relished.

— Sydney Pollack

Directing films is easier said than done. The job needs a lot of sensibility to put many things in place.

— Vijay Sethupathi

To me, directing movies is just that. It's a need to question myself and set the things that disturb me on the table.

— Diego Luna

Directing is kind of like acting through other people. You see moments and you see things and if you don't see the actors hit…

— Malik Yoba