Directing Quotes
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Directing is all tied up with childhood loneliness. It's such an odd thing to end up doing.
Paul Greengrass
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When you're directing something, you absolutely have to be involved in all layers of the process.
Cate Blanchett
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The script of Regression wasn't the draw for me. It was largely Alejandro Amenabar and his way of talking. To hear him talking about the script was way more interesting than the script. He wrote it, and so, English is his second language. It's an interesting thing. I've had that before. I was directed by Alfonso Cuarón before, too. It's always interesting when you're being directed by somebody like that. So much of directing is about communication, and finding the right words, and what it means, and how to convey certain emotions and ideas.
Ethan Hawke
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With directing, you have to know what you're doing, but you have to actually be able to control what's going on.
Joe Hahn
Linkin Park
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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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Writing and directing your own film, for me, has been the best experience of my life.
Nicholas Jarecki
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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
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Before I start directing a show, I try to spend a few weeks hanging around the set, getting to know the crew and talking to the actors about how they like to work. Who is fussy? Who is left-handed? Who wants to go home early, and who is the perfectionist?
Eric Stoltz
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I came from a background of directing behind-the-scenes documentaries.
Peyton Reed
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I'll be directing some more 'Private Practice' episodes when we wrap 'Caprica.'
Eric Stoltz
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Directing has only increased my admiration and respect for what it is that actors do.
Eric Stoltz
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I've been writing a lot, I've a few projects I'm trying to finance, I do some acting, I do some directing... Apart from that, if I could get lower than a 10 handicap on my golf game, I'd be thrilled.
Paul Michael Glaser
