Amount Quote by Vince Edwards

I don't know why directing is not something I'm interested in.

— Viola Davis

Directing is so interesting. You know, it just sort of encompasses everything that you see, that you know, that you've felt, that you have…

— Barbra Streisand

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

I see the job of directing as being one of creating the right atmosphere, creating an environment where people can realize their full potential.

— Joe Wright

With directing, you've got to find something and drag it up from its inception, and I'm at the early stages of doing that again.…

— Dexter Fletcher

The main thing about directing is: photograph the people's eyes.

— John Ford

With directing, you always have three or four things constantly on the go. It's a tough industry and a tough time, particularly if you're…

— Stuart Townsend

But at a certain point, and I don't really know... people have asked me this. I don't know exactly what it was that pushed…

— Peter Bogdanovich

Directing is kind of like acting through other people. You see moments and you see things and if you don't see the actors hit…

— Malik Yoba

Directing is physically exciting because there's a ticking clock, you're working with people, it's very social, it's very enjoyable.

— Alan Ball

Anybody can direct a picture once they know the fundamentals. Directing is not a mystery, it's not an art. The main thing about directing…

— John Ford

Directing is a mixture of compromise and perfectionism. When you lose the judgment of which is more important at any particular moment, you're time…

— Danny Boyle