Directors Quote by Tom Stoppard

Directors tend to kind of let me do what I want to do.

— Ellen Burstyn

Your ideas dry up sometimes, and you get lazy sometimes 'cause you're around the same people. That was the good thing about having different…

— Robert Pattinson

Great directors can understand the staging in such a way that can make a scene come alive. Others have a certain way of pacing…

— Al Pacino

On the one occasion where I did try writing a screenplay, I found the rewriting just unendurable.

— Alan Moore

Everything I've ever written, I had a very distinct vision of what I wanted it to look like. But, other directors never do it…

— Dan Gilroy

I don't know why directors sign on to these projects and completely rewrite everything.

— Anonymous

I've worked with a lot of great directors and often times they solicit your ideas.

— John C. Reilly

I don't come in with any preconceived ideas, and although I will have done some preparation, I can go which way the director wants.

— Jacqueline Bisset

Honestly, I think most directors are about, 'Let's do the most fun and effective thing here and figure out how afterwards.'

— Jane Goldman

I love rehearsals and I love creating a character, sticking with it until you have something to tell. It's always different though. Sometimes a…

— Gael Garcia Bernal

I know a lot of directors have a whole staff of people trying to find their next film for them. I always just end…

— Brian Helgeland

What you do is get the right director and the right screenwriter and the right cast. It's a fantastic job.

— Robbie Coltrane