About Quote by William Sadler

Growing up on set, the director is the person that, as a child, you admire and gives you validation.

— Shiri Appleby

A movie in production is the greatest train set a boy could ever have.

— Orson Welles

There are times when you work with directors on set, and things are a bit rudderless, and those can be good directors.

— Grant Heslov

The biggest thing I've noticed with some of my favorite directors is their gift of sticking a bunch of strangers in a room together…

— Alison Pill

I grew up the son of a director and grew up on sets myself, so I was the kid getting dragged around from this…

— Dean Cain

I'm not a director that's about precision and control and perfection, I'm about creating an atmosphere that's organic and interesting and then letting people…

— David Gordon Green

Great directors turn in mediocre work and first-time directors turn in exceptional work. No matter how good a person can talk about what he…

— Thomas Jane

All directors are control freaks and very obsessive. I get the feeling that directors as kids, they all have had a childhood with not…

— Stellan Skarsgard

Growing up the son of a director has made me very aware of the various turns that a directing career can take. Sometimes your…

— Jason Reitman

That really sets great directors apart from good directors: their ability to make you feel like you matter, even if your part is much…

— Jonny Lee Miller

I've liked all the directors I've worked with a lot. And the ones I like best are the ones that have really good taste…

— Ellen Burstyn

I am eternally impressed and amazed by what directors do.

— Craig Mazin