Allowing Quote by Sidney Poitier

Some directors do recut their films, but I don't if I disagree, and what you suffer is a less passionate marketing campaign, less investment…

— Todd Haynes

I think new directors come with new perceptions, energy, and passion to win. They don't have to worry about an already existing image or…

— R. Madhavan

It's very difficult to break into motion pictures, but it's oddly easier for directors today because of independent films and cable, who have inherited…

— Mark Rydell

My guess is that if they now choose to change of director for every other film, it's just because you can't really change the…

— Guy Hamilton

Directors are the fulcrum of the movie. They guide us well, not merely rein actors in. Whenever we stray, they bring us back on…

— Vijay Sethupathi

No producer wants to lose money and no director wants to make a bad film. I don't think those things apply to my films.

— Harshvardhan Kapoor

It's hard to be reverent today when directors make films that are not as good. There will be time later, though, when their lesser…

— Robert Osborne

As soon as you start making a film that's expensive then the studio wants total control over all elements of it because they want…

— Jim Jarmusch

If you look over the history of cinema, changes happen when directors embrace new tools and technology and think outside the box.

— Sean Baker

The studios are making fewer films. They are making more expensive films. Profits are tougher to come by. Not only because of the expense…

— William Friedkin

The thing about movies these days is that the commerce end of it is so inflated and financiers are just expecting this enormous return…

— Alex Winter

I've been lucky enough to work with some great directors, and I don't want to throw that away by doing one big horrible big…

— Martin Compston