Director Quotes
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The problem with independent films is that they can be hit or miss. I've seen scripts that have blown me away. But there have to be all the right ingredients in place to make them work: the director, cast, publicity, distribution.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson -
There's an inherent idea that if a Black executive producer and a Black director are going to do a movie based on a Black writer's book that everybody is going to be Black.
Gabrielle Union
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When I was the NIH director, I often expressed envy of institute directors: they had the money and ran the scientific programmes.
Harold E. Varmus -
As a first-time director in America, I feel I've been very fortunate.
Sam Mendes -
All you can really do as director is sort of set a tone.
Adam McKay -
The audience has always been my best director.
Eartha Kitt -
Every casting director I've met is a woman.
Cameron Diaz -
David O. Russell is probably my favorite filmmaker. He's not only a great director, but he's also a great writer.
Adam McKay
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I did direct two short movies. I learned many things, and one of the things I learned was that I am not a director. It has to be visceral, and it's not for me. I feel much more comfortable acting.
Vincent Cassel -
I love writing but not crazy meticulous/prepared enough to be a director. I'd work as a gaffer on something.
T. J. Miller -
It's natural for any actor that segues into directing to be an actor's director. You know how to relate to the actors.
Omar Epps -
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 the battle of the film. You really rely on that. That's become really, really important to me, for sure.
Kate Mara -
A film is a director's vision... there is, however, much input an actor or actress can have.
Natasha Richardson -
If a director brings a guy to their movie who does improv, they've got to let him do what he does - otherwise it's like bringing Michael Jordan to your basketball team and telling him to just pass the ball and don't shoot.
J. B. Smoove
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The fact that I'm sleeping with the director may have something to do with it.
Frances McDormand -
Krishna Vamsi is a very good director.
Ram Charan -
I got space from Travis Air Force Base, went back to the Philippine Islands and made it a point to meet the only American casting director in the Philippines. I was off and running.
R. Lee Ermey -
My work as an actor is limited by the voice of the director and the writing.
Adrien Brody -
My contributions were many: First clown director, with witty sayings and flashily dressed, now called master of ceremonies.
Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe -
A lot of the stuff that's happening now, I can trace back to 'Death of a Salesman.' Francine Maisler, the casting director, saw 'Death of a Salesman' and called me in for 'Unbroken.' The casting director of 'Normal Heart' had seen 'Salesman' too. I look back on it now, and it's like one thing led to another; it was a chain reaction.
Finn Wittrock
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Alexander Gonzalez Inarritu is a great director. He's the one I first worked with. He's amazing.
Gael Garcia Bernal -
(As) a director who is a writer, I have respect for writers, so I'm less likely to step on an idea or a line.
Ben Affleck -
Any director who's also acted understands the fact that every person has a different process and has to be approached differently.
Steve Zahn -
The best times I had on film sets were the times the director let me express myself, but those were rare.
Mara Wilson