Cinema Quote by Robert Wise

For me, it's important that the script is good. Then a good director will want to make it.

— Daniel Espinosa

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

A director should concentrate on his storyline and his characters.

— Ilaiyaraaja

The director is the ultimate creative arbiter of what's going to happen. And as a director myself, you really appreciate collaborating with people who…

— Roman Coppola

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's very important to me, particularly when the director has a recognizable style.

— Willem Dafoe

As a director, it is important to understand the actor's process.

— Chadwick Boseman

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

As a director, your job is to make sure no one for any reason is taken out of the film. Sometimes it's impossible and…

— Cary Fukunaga

As a director you want to show the truth of people and sometimes that's unflattering, or it's not something that people want to see.

— Julian Jarrold

A director's job is like parenting. You have to look after your actors like children, pay attention to each of their different abilities.

— Kalki Koechlin

If you have a vision or if you believe the director has a vision, then at least you've got something to talk about, something…

— Kurt Russell