Cinema Quote by Rainer Werner Fassbinder

The relationship between director and subject can become very intense. It's a bit like therapy, with lots of transferences going on. It's easy to…

— Kevin Macdonald

I always try to develop a good relationship with the director on any film and make sure that we want the same things and…

— Alexandre Desplat

I like the conscious manipulation that a great director can have. When you're both complicit in the manipulation of an emotion.

— Jake Gyllenhaal

When you think of a particular director, you think you would have liked to be with them on one particular film and not necessarily…

— Clint Eastwood

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

The thing that separates a so-so director and a great director is a love and caring for film.

— Shirley Knight

I think the first feature of any director is going to hold a special place in their heart. It's kind of like a first…

— Nicholas Ozeki

[The director] has to, I feel, be one step back, not only from cinema, but also from politics and all these issues in order…

— Sergio Leone

From my side, I don't put pressure on the director to cater to a certain image. I am happy to do different films, and…

— Suriya

“If you think that you can hide what your interests are, what your prurient interests are, what your noble interests are, what your fascinations…

— David Fincher

Films should involve a director's idiosyncrasies as much as possible I think.

— Rostam Batmanglij

Each director maintains a different personality. Either you get along, or you don't.

— Jason Statham