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And I think being a good director is being able to be completely tyrannical and you?ve got to be an absolute dictator while at…

— Bob Balaban

I think the dictator director is based upon stories from the past. I don't think anyone would put up with it now. There are…

— Colin Firth

The truth is, it's a totalitarian dictatorship when you're making films. You are the boss. You can listen to other people, and it can…

— Chiwetel Ejiofor

I've heard directing talked about as being a benign dictatorship, and I think that's probably the best way a director should be. They're open…

— Felicity Jones

The director's in charge of every single decision [in film]. It's a dictatorship.It's a benevolent dictatorship, but it's true. It's every single shot. There's…

— Matt Damon

A man is not a dictator when he is given a commission from the people and carries it out.

— Huey Long

To be a film director is not a democracy, it's really a tyranny. You're the head of the project, for better rather than worse.…

— Woody Allen

Directors are like generals, political dictators, aggressive people...And everyone in the film is always grateful if you can tell them what to do.

— Abraham Polonsky

I grew up with a concept of cinema as a directorial thing, meaning the director is allowed to sail the ship. Not a dictatorial…

— Luca Guadagnino

As an actor, you have to give up all control to the director. He's the boss, and has all the power. I'm a control…

— Ebon Moss-Bachrach

A dictator keeps control and leads. A tyrant is someone selfish who destroys.

— Alessandra Mussolini

Whatever it takes, the job of the director is to be the leader and to get your actors where they need to go. That's…

— Shawn Levy