Cinema Quote by Walt Dohrn

When you direct a movie, you're basically looking at a story, the way you want to look at it. You bring that director's vision,…

— Donnie Yen

As an actor, you tell part of a story. As a writer, you get more of telling that story. But as a director, they're…

— Jonah Hill

You’re directing a movie, but you are at the head of a ship of people, a whole fleet of people. And being able to…

— Idris Elba

The thing is, as a film director, you're essentially alone: You have to tell a story primarily through pictures, and only you know the…

— Mike Nichols

The job of the director is to make certain that the film has one voice and a sense of a single vision, even though…

— Ken Loach

I think that as a director, especially when it comes to writing the script, which I also do, and I'm also the first one…

— Jiang Wen

Essentially, it is the director who is the creative head of a film. The final authority on all decisions lies with the director. That…

— Aamir Khan

Not to knock the people who've given me the opportunity; I appreciate all the opportunities I've gotten, but one of the things I think…

— Bob Odenkirk

When I do a film, usually I work from my director. That's my boss. The director is interpreting the writer's vision, and we all…

— Juliette Lewis

Although filmmaking is collaborative and involves trust, ultimately it is the director who holds the whole picture together in their head.

— Julia Leigh

For me, it's important that a movie is the congregate of all art forms, from writing to art composition to music to performing. Trying…

— Mick Garris

The job's always the same. It involves helping to tell the story and creating an alloy between character and story that serves the film.

— Harrison Ford