Director Quotes
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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.
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Of all the projects I've worked on, I've never worked with another director like Billy Friedkin. I think he's a genius.
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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.
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If you create a movie that is only character driven, with a weak plot, then you - as a director, you have to make sure you keep pushing the tempo.
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One would hope that you would have a CBO director who does not let ideology get in the way of making good estimates, [Congress] values having a credible institution that they can rely on to give them the best estimates possible.
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On 'Glee,' the director can be like, 'Hey, your face is looking a little too intense here.' And they can show me the screen, and I can be like, 'I know exactly what to do here.'
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The cinematographer's basically translating the director's vision into imagery.
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He went to every fund-raising meeting vouching for a first-time feature director and first-time screenwriter. It was Phil who said, 'I believe in them; you need to trust me.
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It never crossed my mind to be a director, and I'll tell you why: because I'm a woman. It just didn't occur to me, but I knew I had to be in film.
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A lot of what I think I do as a director is try to give everything over to the actor. So I disappear.
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Were I not married to the director, I'm not sure I'd know anything about the 'Underworld' sequel.
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Two days later, FBI director Mueller declares that another terrorist attack is 'inevitable.'
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If all the world's a stage and all the people players, who in bloody hell hired the director?
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I have a side of me that doesn't care. I really enjoy physical comedy, thinking of an idea and pitching it to the director.
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It is so great to go to a casting director and have them wanting to talk about the show that you are in. It's such a great icebreaker. It just makes the environment so much more relaxed.
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The pastor of a parish will typically have no education in the chant or in music, and he will hire the first music director who walks through the door.
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I auditioned for Ted Bundy and the director Matthew Bright and we really hit it off. He cast me as Bundy's girlfriend.
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Whenever I'm in theatre situations I will go out of my way not to talk about my father, but in the film world I can be really proud of my family and say, 'You know what: my dad's a really, really famous theatre director,' because nobody has any idea.
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I have been very influenced by the director Maurice Pialat, who I continue to be in conversation and conflict with and get inspiration from.
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I am a first-time director given an opportunity to pursue an artistic ambition I would not likely have the chance to elsewhere. The budget is excruciatingly tight, I am regularly abused and I expect to be fired sometime before we shoot. It's nice to see that, at Miramax, continuity has been maintained.
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Making a film, you're in a really dark tunnel and the only kind of illumination is the shared experience you're having with your fellow cast and director.
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There has to be proper supervision. The director might expect a dog to jump from a height of six feet. We can't play with the lives of our livelihood. We treat them like our children. The guidelines must be followed strictly.
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I think one of the major things a director has to do is to know his subject matter, the subject matter of his script, know the truth and the reality of it. That's very important.
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Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think you need to do that.
