Directing Quotes
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My directing style has changed over the years. I allow things to breathe a lot more.
Scott Ellis
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I love collaboration. I love working with people to come up with something better than what I initially thought. With directing, you have to be controlling in a lot of ways, but I find myself trying to battle against that, to not be controlling, because that's when great things can come about, beyond how great you think you can be.
Joe Hahn
Linkin Park
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The fun of directing for me, other than working with the actors, is trying to extract those ideas that you have in your head and make them real.
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
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Writing and directing your own film, for me, has been the best experience of my life.
Nicholas Jarecki
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I am starting to explore directing, maybe in the future in the world of 'White Collar.'
Willie Garson
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In film, I don't think I'd try directing. Maybe one day, but I'd certainly want to go to film school or something before I tried to do something like that. That would be quite scary.
Amelia Warner
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Acting is the most pure fun as far as jobs go, but it can be limiting in terms of freedom of expression. You are never the master of the story, just a part of it. But writing and directing give you the power of the gods.
David Hayter
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Children need directing and teaching what is right in a kind, affectionate manner How often we see parents demand obedience, good behavior, kind words, pleasant looks, a sweet voice and a bright eye from a child or children when they themselves are full of bitterness and scolding! How inconsistent and unreasonable this is!
Brigham Young
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Directing made me realise what I do as an actor that's extraneous, it focuses your mind on story, story, story.
Matt Smith
Poison
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Drawing on the experience I have of now directing, to me, my one strength that I know is my ability to communicate with actors and therefore make characters really important.
Evanna Lynch
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I have the most fun writing and directing. And I always choose myself as the lead actor.
Isabella Rossellini
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With directing, you always have three or four things constantly on the go. It's a tough industry and a tough time, particularly if you're doing things a little outside the box or independent features.
Stuart Townsend
