Directors Quote by Steven Soderbergh Download Open image “Everything is the director's fault - you can quote me on that. There are no excuses.” — Steven Soderbergh ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.2 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Directors Excuse Faults No excuses
When a director makes a mistake, people suffer. People suffer horribly sometimes. — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
Sometimes the odds are against you-the director doesn't know what the hell he's doing, or something falls apart in the production, or you're working… — Jessica Lange Copy Share Image
Some directors don't tell you that it's not your fault, so you get increasingly depressed that you're not delivering what's required, and then you… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
Another mistake a director can make is not to be prepared, so you get there on the day to shoot the scene, and they… — William H. Macy Copy Share Image
However happy the director is, I have to be okay with it. I'm pretty strict with myself, about throwing things out or trying to… — Martin Freeman Copy Share Image
Most of the time nothing much is required of directors, which is a pity. — Asia Argento Copy Share Image
Directors have so much else to do besides tell actors what to do. There are so many issues and problems. — Michael Douglas Copy Share Image
I realized why directors are such horrible people - in a way - because you want things to be right, and people will just… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
If you start doing a television or a film job and you suddenly think it's a mistake - the director's horrible or the people… — Lesley Sharp Copy Share Image
The director does not have anyone to blame but himself. He or she cannot hide behind anybody. If a film is a hit, everyone… — Pooja Bhatt Copy Share Image
Despite a good subject if the director is not up to the mark, the execution can go wrong. — Tamannaah Copy Share Image
I thought it was a huge conflict of interest to be the director and the subject - it's very sketchy territory to be in.… — Aaron Rose Copy Share Image
I was lucky that I was getting exposed to a lot of different kinds of films, and I was liking them all. So it… — Steven Soderbergh Copy Share Image
Truth and facts have to trump partisanship. There has to be something that's true regardless of what your angle is on it. — Steven Soderbergh Copy Share Image
I have a friend whose theory is that you're from wherever you went to high school. I think that's mostly true. — Steven Soderbergh Copy Share Image
In nature, if a cell gets too big, it divides. You can't come up with a set of rules that's going to work for… — Steven Soderbergh Copy Share Image
You should never assume anything coming from a critical standpoint. You should go into everything assuming you're going to get crushed. — Steven Soderbergh Copy Share Image
I'm sure some people will say, 'Why do this?' And my response is, 'Why wouldn't you?' The film business in general is using a… — Steven Soderbergh Copy Share Image
If you're a painter and you want people to know who you are and recognize your work, you've got to build some long-term value. — Steven Soderbergh Copy Share Image
Everybody, including me, has to submit to what it needs to be. The thing is at the top of the pyramid, the best version… — Steven Soderbergh Copy Share Image
A big part of making an album is that you want to have enough material - you want to have enough stuff for people… — Steven Soderbergh Copy Share Image
The reverberation of the freedom of making 'Schizopolis' absolutely resulted in 'Out of Sight' and everything that followed. — Steven Soderbergh Copy Share Image
I've never been a snob. It [movie] is just about stories. And I've never felt just because it's a big screen and you plop… — Steven Soderbergh Copy Share Image
Why did Erich von Stronheim leave Germany? Why did Hitchcock leave England? If you were a director you'd like to work in Hollywood too.… — Roman Polanski Copy Share Image
A successful director is someone who has the combination of skills that you can learn, but there's also an intuitive sensibility that they bring… — Rick Heinrichs Copy Share Image
When you're the director and the writer, you never have to remember your lines, and there's no one to call you on it. On… — Zach Braff Copy Share Image
David Cronenberg is the most provocative, original, and consistently excellent North American director of his generation. — J. Hoberman Copy Share Image
Part of the advantage, and part of the result of trying to be a producer and director, are the practical things, you find. It's… — Campbell Scott Copy Share Image
The director's job should give you a sense of music without drawing attention to itself. — Taylor Hackford Copy Share Image
I was in good shape from Divergent. Damien Chazelle, the director of Whiplash told me, ‘Stop Working Out! Don’t go outside!’ He wanted me… — Miles Teller Copy Share Image
I had a very blessed journey with the upbringing I had. When you're working on sets as a stuntman, you have a firsthand account… — Ric Roman Waugh Copy Share Image
Music and language are a vital element. We, as actors and directors, offer it to people who want to experience it. Sometimes the actual… — Kenneth Branagh Copy Share Image
There was always a part of me that wanted to be an old-time director. But I couldn't do that. I'm not a pro. — Martin Scorsese Copy Share Image
I understand the formula that producers hire directors and directors are hired to direct and actors are hired to act. I don't have any… — Danny Trejo Copy Share Image
I was focused on The Hunger Games movie with my director, with the studio, and with the cast and crew. We all just focused… — Nina Jacobson Copy Share Image