Directors Quote by William H. Macy

Some friends of mine who are actors feel directing shuts them down and kills all their impulses, but the worst thing for me is…

— Cynthia Nixon

When you work with a great director, you realise you are far from being a director.

— Barkhad Abdi

With acting it's your neck up there in the end. And if you think the director can't help you it's one thing. But if…

— John Malkovich

I have hardly ever worked with the same director twice. But when you have worked with a director before, you understand his behavior.

— Michael Douglas

As a director, people are trusting you with their lives, with their stories.

— Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

There are times when directors just don't know what they're doing.

— Christopher Atkins

I’ve had unsatisfying experiences, but mostly it’s about communication, which is why I make an effort to talk to the director beforehand to make…

— Martin Starr

As a director, try to be humble and not to overdo it, not overcoverage and over-covering the scene.

— Jean-Marc Vallee

Curiously, directing my own films have made me more tolerant and patient. I've always been an extremely impatient actor. Waiting around drove me nuts.…

— Robert Redford

You know, what is so curious about being a director is that you never get on anybody else's set and see how they do…

— Niki Caro

Sometimes the odds are against you-the director doesn't know what the hell he's doing, or something falls apart in the production, or you're working…

— Jessica Lange

Sometimes, directors are afraid to stop shooting, because the second you stop and say, "We got it," and move on, you'll never get another…

— William H. Macy