Cinema Quote by Slash

I think directing is part play, part work, not just all work, because I think you always have to play. I think that's ultimately…

— Marc Forster

I love directing because you get to see your film come to life. You get to work with the actors. There's something magical about…

— Dee Rees

Very quickly I realized that directing is a combination of things: It's visual, it's directing the actors, it's telling a story. And people don't…

— Julie Delpy

The concept of making a movie in which the director dictates is kind of exotic - and absolutely not truthful. Directing means allowing a…

— Luca Guadagnino

Directing is creating a whole. You're able to combine different elements and create a film that is unique and true to your vision.

— Tim Robbins

I love directing as I've got such a fantastic, a creative mind.

— Gemma Collins

For me, directing is like writing with meat. I can write live, in real time, and change things and be confident that I'm helping…

— David Ayer

Directing a movie is a little bit like being back in student government and putting on the homecoming dance. You're like, 'You put up…

— Mike Birbiglia

Making films is much more difficult than people imagine, and so the experience of actually directing them is not one I've ever relished.

— Sydney Pollack

Directing's the best part. Whenever I've directed something, there's this feeling of demand and focus that I like. And secondly, it means that you've…

— J. J. Abrams

Directing is monumentally complicated and it's a function of all the time you pay to it. I think it would be great to do…

— Ben Affleck

When you're writing, it's all up to you, and you don't have to make any compromises. And when you're directing, there's this intense pleasure…

— Henry Selick