Cinema Quote by Rajkumar Hirani

Every single director stops at the moment he thinks he has the shot. Sometimes, directors shoot an establishing shot where everything is in the…

— Javier Camara

A good director's not sure when he gets on the set what he's going to do.

— Elia Kazan

You've got to be flexible. Directors do a massive amount of planning and homework, and if after all that your director decides to throw…

— Michael Caine

When you're on stage with an audience, the director's nowhere to be seen. He's onto the next job.

— Ian Mckellen

A good director is very well prepared, and knows exactly how he's going to cut the film, so the shooting is as efficient as…

— William H. Macy

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

As a director, you want to be really connected to every part of your set, from your actors all the way to your camera…

— Eric Balfour

The point of having a director is that they make the final decision; it's their point of view, they set the rhythm and they…

— Christian Bale

The director is the only person on the set who has seen the film. Your job as a director is to show up every…

— Paul Feig

“Directors tell me I should direct because the questions I am asking are the questions that they are asking rather than the questions that…

— Christian Bale

As an actor, we can only do what the director wants. Only the director has a vision of the entire film.

— Mohanlal

You - as a director, you have to do your job, you have to show things, and you don't have to ask the actors…

— Michel Hazanavicius