Absurdity Quote by W. Somerset Maugham

I'm always in awe of directors because they're just holding so much stuff in the air. They've got so many decisions that they need…

— Dominic Cooper

Becoming artistic directors is an enormous responsibility and not one that we take lightly.

— Cate Blanchett

Creative directors can be egocentric, they say. I decide; they shout at people and harass. I don't want that.

— Marco Bizzarri

It's strange - some directors are really talented but they can be so precious when it comes to letting you be a part of…

— Skrillex

If you're a director, your entire livelihood and your entire creativity is based on your self-confidence. Sometimes that's dangerously close to arrogance.

— Trevor Nunn

I think when you work with really wonderful directors who have a really strong vision, it lets you as an artist set the tone…

— Sarah Gadon

There's no lack of talent out there. I suspect there is a lack of creative guidance, and that would not be solely the responsibility…

— Harold Prince

What matters to me as a creative artist is the credibility of the production house, the honesty in the script, and the way the…

— Kriti Kharbanda

You're not directing an actor toward a thing they can't achieve. Because direction is elusive. When directors hold respect for the various craftsmen and…

— Laura Dern

I think that's the job of a director really, to sort of funnel all the creativity into one centralized point of being.

— Peter Jackson

The director’s task is to recreate life, its movement, its contradictions, its dynamic and conflicts. It is his duty to reveal every iota of…

— Andrei Tarkovsky

I was thinking what an interesting concept it is to eliminate the writer from the artistic process. If we can just get rid of…

— Michael Tolkin