Directors don't always create, they can also destroy with too many demands. Votes: 3
Abbas KiarostamiI've been very lucky. Directors I've worked with have been very amenable to changes. Votes: 3
Felicity JonesDirectors sometimes have good ideas that I wished I'd had, not on rewriting but simply on staging. Votes: 3
Tom StoppardDirectors and producers were afraid of a Dumont actor while at the same time they admired him. Votes: 3
Leon AskinDirectors and writers have a lot of stress as well, because they have people they answer to. Votes: 3
Alexis BledelDirectors have to push me. I have to be pushed up. Not all the time, but often. Votes: 3
Catherine DeneuveI am both proud and honored to be on the Board of Directors for the Texas Ballet Theater. Votes: 3
Janine TurnerChoosing a Board of Directors based on race and gender is a lousy way to run a company. Votes: 3
T. J. RodgersDirectors have been trying to get me to do comedy for a long time, ever since One Eight Seven. Votes: 3
Clifton Collins, Jr.In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director. Votes: 2
Alfred HitchcockA good director creates an environment, which gives the actor the encouragement to fly. Votes: 2
Kevin BaconSo, yes, there's nothing I love more than listening to directors talk about their movies. Votes: 2
Jodie FosterActors should never be important. Only directors should have power and place. Votes: 0
D. W. GriffithMany of the museum directors who make an impact personally curate exhibitions. Votes: 0
Jeffrey DeitchI think the perspective that small-town directors bring to films is very different. Votes: 0
Anurag KashyapMost directors make films with their eyes; I make films with my testicles. Votes: 0
Alejandro JodorowskyCertain directors are known for a certain kind of beauty; it becomes their signature. Votes: 0
Tom FordEvery time I make American film I just trust American directors and American writers. Votes: 0
Jackie ChanI do not talk to the FBI directors about pending investigations [on Hillary Clinton]. Votes: 0
Barack ObamaWe definitely have to support other female directors because there's not enough of us. Votes: 0
Gia CoppolaReally top-notch directors, I've often worked with them just to see how they work. Votes: 0
Alan AldaYes, there are directors I admire, the mavericks. Altman. There are many good directors. Votes: 0
Mark RydellSometimes the shots serve as homages to other movies and other directors, like Hitchcock. Votes: 0
Vilmos ZsigmondDifferent directors offer you different things, and it's not necessarily the most obvious things. Votes: 0
Malcolm McDowellIf it were up to the executives, they probably wouldn't have directors at all. Votes: 0
Gus Van SantGood directors don't answer questions with their work. They generate debate and create discussion. Votes: 0
Alejandro Gonzalez InarrituBecoming artistic directors is an enormous responsibility and not one that we take lightly. Votes: 0
Cate BlanchettThat's the trouble with directors. Always biting the hand that lays the golden egg. Votes: 0
Samuel GoldwynIt's really rare for film directors to be that interested in things other than themselves. Votes: 0
Alan CummingIf you don't take it personally, the partnership between producers and directors is very intimate. Votes: 0
Guillermo del ToroIf mutual fund directors are independent, then I'm the lead character in the Bolshoi Ballet. Votes: 0
Charlie MungerThere are a lot of directors who are knowledgeable about images, and others who aren't. Votes: 0
Conrad HallFrom John Huston to Fred Zinnemann and Richard Fleischer and all those great American directors. Votes: 0
John HurtI've worked with a lot of great directors and often times they solicit your ideas. Votes: 0
John C. ReillyWe all like indie directors - heck, I even married one... but we're divorced now. Votes: 0
Rosie PerezI fear other actors who are not prepared. And I fear directors who are afraid. Votes: 0
Tommy Lee JonesI've worked with very few directors who've asked of me what I asked of myself. Votes: 0
Asia ArgentoI am sure I am one of 2,000 film directors in the world that Tarantino admires. Votes: 0
Park Chan-wookI find it kind of weird that directors want to put themselves in their films. Votes: 0
Andrea ArnoldMy whole family is very artistic - my uncles are all actors and theatre directors. Votes: 0
Morena BaccarinFor film, I audition just like everyone else, because it's a different set of casting directors. Votes: 0
Neil Patrick HarrisThere are casting directors with lots of imagination, but also some with not as much imagination. Votes: 0
Max von SydowI was fortunate enough to work under directors who were, most of them, brilliant, emotional men. Votes: 0
Gene TierneyWith Kubrick and most film directors, they are in complete control, but one can influence them. Votes: 0
Ken AdamI live in L.A., where every coffee shop is filled with scriptwriters, producers and directors. Votes: 0
Peter DiamandisTwelve years on sets watching directors, I've taken a bit from everybody and rejected a lot. Votes: 0
Christopher EcclestonI think my favorite, and Coppola and that whole thing. East coast Italian directors I guess. Votes: 0
Anthony Michael HallThe directors I respect are the ones who have a collaborative attitude, who collaborate with actors. Votes: 0
Eric BraedenMost directors have little lists in their heads of people they really want to work with. Votes: 0
Alan ParkerWhen actors give their input, it can be very ego-driven, and directors are scared of that. Votes: 0
Michael PittAs an actor we're just like workers in a factory, we provide our services to directors Votes: 0
Chow Yun-FatAs an actor we're just like workers in a factory, we provide our services to directors. Votes: 0
Chow Yun-FatSome directors I worked with didn't even know how to read a blueprint, understand a plan. Votes: 0
Catherine HardwickeMost of the great directors I've worked with - De Palma, Spike Lee - like rehearsals. Votes: 0
John LeguizamoJurassic Park' is like 'Star Wars.' Different directors can give a different taste to each movie. Votes: 0
Colin TrevorrowMost directors have one masterpiece by which they are known. Kurosawa has at least eight or nine. Votes: 0
Francis Ford CoppolaActors rarely stay in touch with directors after they've filmed together. We go back to real life. Votes: 0
Chloe SevignyUltimately when I throw myself behind a movie, I have to really believe in that directors vision. Votes: 0
Christine VachonI'm pretty sure a lot of directors would be thrilled to cast age appropriate roles. I am. Votes: 0
Zoe CassavetesI should mention that I am a member of the board of directors of Dimensional Fund Advisors. Votes: 0
Merton MillerI never rewatch the great films of my favorite directors because I'm afraid they won't hold up. Votes: 0
John WatersI think Star Trek has been very double-edged for all of us - as actors, writers, directors. Votes: 0
Jonathan FrakesAs an actor, I love working with directors. As much as I love working with other actors. Votes: 0
Ray StevensonFor most directors, the scriptwriter is about as welcome on set as a member of the Taliban. Votes: 0
Julian FellowesAll film directors, even the ones using 3-D today, want you to look at what they chose. Votes: 0
David HockneyIt was a movement that had all the art critics, all the museum directors in its thrall. Votes: 0
Jack LevineI've gotten to work with some wonderful directors and people who have been great teachers to me. Votes: 0
Lyle LovettSome directors are very free and some directors are very specific. It seemed like doing a play. Votes: 0
Michael PittBud [Yorkin] was the kindest and dearest man, and one of the most talented directors there was. Votes: 0
Norman LearIf you look at the types of directors out there, I'm not as weird as most of them. Votes: 0
Ben LewinSome directors have just one way of working; you either have to adhere to it or you don't. Votes: 0
Bradley CooperI've run into some S.O.B. directors, but I gave them back as good as I got. Votes: 0
Carroll O'ConnorAs far as directors, I'm a big fan of any kind of Billy Wilder stuff. Anything he does. Votes: 0
Rob ZombieIf you look at the types of directors out there, I'm not as weird as most of them. Votes: 0
Benjamin LewinNorwegian kids, they grow up well educated in film. So they have a lot of good directors there. Votes: 0
Stellan SkarsgardI don't like actors who try to talk directors into making their part bigger and that's really lame. Votes: 0
Franka PotenteGet more women producers, writers, directors. Why should we expect men to do it for us? They can't Votes: 0
Kathleen TurnerThere are directors, and there are authors. I think I am more of an author than a director. Votes: 0
Sergio LeoneWe all steal, but if we're smart we steal from great directors. Then, we can call it influence. Votes: 0
Krzysztof KieslowskiAt times as an actor, it's often times unclear as to what the directors envision for a project. Votes: 0
Carmen EjogoTo deny women directors, as I suspect is happening in the States, is to deny the feminine vision. Votes: 0
Jane CampionI get to play a great character while working with great actors and great directors on a great show. Votes: 0
Harry HamlinAll of the directors I've worked with I have loved and would work with again. I have no favorites. Votes: 0
Judd NelsonI had just had small parts in other films, and I'd worked with a lot of directors in TV. Votes: 0
Sally KellermanThere are so many great directors that I haven't worked with and that I would love to work with. Votes: 0
Jeremy PivenYou never know as a director what other directors do. Because you don't get to see what they do. Votes: 0
Leonardo DiCaprioWhen I decided I wanted to be an actor, I said I wanted to work with quality actors and directors. Votes: 0
Sean CombsWhen I decided I wanted to be an actor, I said I wanted to work with quality actors and directors. Votes: 0
Puff DaddyMost actors go, I read the script and fell in love with it; I fall in love with the directors. Votes: 0
Sam WorthingtonMy sense is, I think it's okay for directors to do movies that speak to other work in their career. Votes: 0
Ivan ReitmanEven a modicum of celebrity is hard to deal with. You see it with actors and directors all the time. Votes: 0
Paul HaggisThere are all kinds of directors I want to work with and all kinds of films that I want to do. Votes: 0
Boyd HolbrookThere are a lot of directors who make big money and do big things and then move out of the 'hood Votes: 0
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