Balance Quote by Robert Richardson

I know that I'm carrying a bit of a weight on my shoulders of what I do represents more than just myself as a…

— Patty Jenkins

If you're a director, your entire livelihood and your entire creativity is based on your self-confidence. Sometimes that's dangerously close to arrogance.

— Trevor Nunn

As a director the first level of management is people. You have to deal with about 100 creative egos and make sure they subscribe…

— Zoya Akhtar

When I give over to somebody's vision rather than have an idea of what I need to do, it takes me to places I…

— Willem Dafoe

Sometimes I get insecure about being a real director because I look at the great directors, and they have such command. But maybe that…

— Ben Affleck

I am discovering myself as a director all the time.

— Takashi Miike

It's incredibly easy as a director to be egotistical. Of course, it is because you have 200 people on set every day listening to…

— Dan Mazer

Your director is your everything and you devote yourself to them and you want to help create their vision.

— Natalie Portman

I need to gain a lot more experience. I think so much of being a director, other than the technical aspect and the artistry…

— Josh Peck

The best thing that I learned from the best directors that I worked with is that the best answer wins. They are ego-less when…

— Don Cheadle

When you work with a great director, you realise you are far from being a director.

— Barkhad Abdi

When I'm a director, I look at myself the actor as a completely different person. It's somebody else up there, an actor playing a…

— Clint Eastwood