Director Quotes
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The core of a director is the person's tastes in what elements go together and how they go together. It's a puzzle.
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There's nothing worse than a director that keeps changing their mind. Because, unlike the directors I work with, I'm not decisive at all.
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One of my biggest fears as a director is that everything is taking too long on camera. The actor saying their lines, the silence between lines, the length of time it takes to walk from A to B. So you try it at different speeds and then see what sticks in the edit room.
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I would take a bad script and a good director any day against a good script and a bad director.
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There are definitely reasons to do certain things, but I like to stick to good director, good actor, good script.
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I'd like Santa Claus to give Wes Anderson, the director, enough money in his next budget for an aerial shot - just a little copter shot. He really wanted this one helicopter shot, and Disney wouldn't give him the money. Just wouldn't give him the money. Every day, he was talking to the studio about this helicopter shot.
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Everybody sees things their own way, but putting it onscreen is a different story - you have to deal with production crews. That's what differentiates a good director.
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I never think of myself as a big star. Getting good scripts is all I think about. I don't have a godfather or anyone to take care of me. To move forward, I have to be very careful in choosing the right scripts, the right director, and the right technicians.
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The director I had most involvement with was Alex Rockwell. He gave me a lot of responsibility as an actor.
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Work with good directors. Without them your play is doomed. At the time of my first play, I thought a good director was someone who liked my play. I was rudely awakened from that fantasy when he directed it as if he loathed it. . . . Work with good actors. A good actor hears the way you (and no one else) write. A good actor makes rewrites easy. A good actor tells you things about your play you didn't know.
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Obviously, if a director doesn't communicative a clear, relevant vision of the material, it will not succeed no matter how good the material.
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'The Color Purple' is the kind of character piece that a director like Sidney Lumet could do brilliantly with one hand tied behind his back.
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The lead actor, along with the director, plays a big role in what the vibe will be on set, and that's a huge responsibility.
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The foreign-language Oscar is something that doesn't go to the producer or the director; it goes to the country.
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Most screenplays depend primarily on the vision of a director.
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Oh, what the hell did I know? I went to the set the first day in full makeup and the director told me to take it off. So I did the film without makeup. I had nothing to do with anything I did. I never understood why I was so famous.
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One final thing a director needs: The ability to say 'I am wrong' or 'I was wrong.' Not as easy as it sounds. But in many situations, these 3 words, honestly spoken, will save the day.
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The director can't do your job for you. He can't get in front of the camera and perform your part.
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I don't watch many films. I just make sure my directors are really good. I will work even with a debut director, but the one-hour narration of the script should be mind-blowing.
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'The Best Man' was my first feature film, and I didn't want to be known as a director who only does romantic comedies.
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We're not allowed in the cutting room - and that's extraordinary. So, when a director is asking for certain nuances and colours and we feel that they're phoney, but we do it because the director asks for it, that's the one that they pick in the cutting room. And I contend that when you see a movie with bad acting, don't blame the actor... blame those guys in the cutting room because they like that take.
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As a director, I only know how to do it one way, is to pour my heart and soul into everything.
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I think it's important that a director be able to know his characters inside and out.
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Mel is a great director because he's not just a director, he's an actor, so he knows how to direct actors. I loved working with him. He's great as a director. He's so intelligent. He's generous. I really loved him.
