Directing Quote by Viola Davis Download Open image “I don't know why directing is not something I'm interested in.” — Viola Davis ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.8 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Directing Know Something Why
Directing is too hard, it takes too much time, and it doesn't pay very well. — Harrison Ford Copy Share Image
Why not directing? There’s no big mystery about it. It’s – well, it’s just having a point of view and – and a certain… — Vince Edwards Copy Share Image
The thing that's very close in the process is writing and acting, not directing. Directing's very different. — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
Directing is something that I'd been wanting and hoping to do, as I've grown into myself. — Eric Balfour Copy Share Image
I have no directing ambition whatsoever. And as long as I meet filmmakers like Tom Hooper, Stephen Frears, and others who allow that collaboration,… — Peter Morgan Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I look back at pictures of myself and I remember thinking, "I was so fat when I was growing up. I was 165 pounds… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I am not a glam woman - this definitely is a mask I put on for the public. — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I was bullied at school. The black girl in Central Falls, Rhode Island, in 1973. There'd be 8 or 10 boys; I would count… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
That's why there's so much bad acting out there, because you could see actors watching themselves. — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I think that's why August [Wilson] named her Rose [in "Fences"]; I really do. She's a rose in her sweetness and her kindness and… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
When you're working as an actor, you don't think that when you get out of school, it's going to be so hard to get… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I suffered from low self-esteem for much of my life. And now to feel like maybe something that I'm projecting or saying could mean… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I tell my daughter every morning, 'Now, what are the two most important parts of you?' And she says, 'My head and my heart.'… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I started a production company out of necessity, the need for great narratives for actors of color. — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
That's always the biggest surprise when people meet me: how buoyant I am and how fun and light I am. — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
“I was ambitious and desperate to direct my first film, so I capitulated and blew it. Never again. Never fucking again.” — Craig Ferguson Copy Share Image
That's what I learned most about directing on my own - you've got to build a family, a filmmaking family. — Dustin Lance Black Copy Share Image
I took on the role of CEO, which involves directing the Management Team and overall day-to-day operations of 500. — Christine Tsai Copy Share Image
The producing thing has come quite naturally to me. I feel like for directing, I would like to be more technically-savvy. I want to… — Zoe Bell Copy Share Image
Making a movie and not directing the little moments is like drinking a soda and leaving the little slurp puddle for someone else. — Steven Spielberg Copy Share Image
Directing films is easier said than done. The job needs a lot of sensibility to put many things in place. — Vijay Sethupathi Copy Share Image
I starred in a Broadway play that was Sidney Poitier's first directing job and the cast was Lou Gossett, Cicely Tyson, Diana Ladd and… — David Steinberg Copy Share Image
The hardest part about directing is getting everyone on the same page. — Rob Marshall Copy Share Image
In acting, you are fulfilled if you give justice to your role... if you are able to do a credible performance and touch the… — Timothy Hutton Copy Share Image
Directing is a very long process, and I have to be in love with it if I want to give up two years of… — Danielle Harris Copy Share Image
I am capable of directing, and I am good at that. In order to have longevity as actors, you have to keep changing it… — Kirsten Nelson Copy Share Image
Playing Isabella in 'Measure for Measure' pushed me to my limits. Janet Suzman was directing, and she was very hard on me. I went… — Michelle Dockery Copy Share Image
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