Cinema Quote by Willem Dafoe

For me, the most important thing is the writing - and certainly the director. But if the writing isn't there, it doesn't matter who…

— Carol Kane

I've definitely become more aware and conscious of what directors I'm working with because it's so important. The director is really more than half…

— Kate Mara

I think one of the major things a director has to do is to know his subject matter, the subject matter of his script,…

— Robert Wise

As a director, you're given a tremendous apparatus to work with, and very great talents are available to you.

— William Monahan

To me, the director is the most important, rather than the story.

— Ludivine Sagnier

The attitude of the director is really important, in terms of setting tone.

— Josh Radnor

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

Honestly, one of my favorite things about a director is when they understand what an actor brings to their role.

— Chris Messina

If there's a criteria that really gets me interested in a work besides any type of personal interaction with the theme, it's if I…

— Edward Norton

The director is the most important because, ultimately, as an actor, when you watch a movie, it looks like an actor is giving a…

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

For me it is important to mould myself as the director wants. That's my challenge as an actor.

— Javed Jaffrey

The thing that separates a so-so director and a great director is a love and caring for film.

— Shirley Knight