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 have to push me. I have to be pushed up. Not all the time, but often. Votes: 3
Catherine DeneuveDirectors and writers have a lot of stress as well, because they have people they answer to. Votes: 3
Alexis BledelDirectors and producers were afraid of a Dumont actor while at the same time they admired him. Votes: 3
Leon AskinDirectors sometimes have good ideas that I wished I'd had, not on rewriting but simply on staging. Votes: 3
Tom StoppardChoosing a Board of Directors based on race and gender is a lousy way to run a company. Votes: 3
T. J. RodgersI am both proud and honored to be on the Board of Directors for the Texas Ballet Theater. Votes: 3
Janine TurnerDirectors 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 DeitchMost directors make films with their eyes; I make films with my testicles. Votes: 0
Alejandro JodorowskyI think the perspective that small-town directors bring to films is very different. Votes: 0
Anurag KashyapIf it were up to the executives, they probably wouldn't have directors at all. Votes: 0
Gus Van SantReally top-notch directors, I've often worked with them just to see how they work. Votes: 0
Alan AldaThat's the trouble with directors. Always biting the hand that lays the golden egg. Votes: 0
Samuel GoldwynCertain 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 CoppolaYes, 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 ZsigmondBecoming artistic directors is an enormous responsibility and not one that we take lightly. Votes: 0
Cate BlanchettDifferent directors offer you different things, and it's not necessarily the most obvious things. Votes: 0
Malcolm McDowellGood directors don't answer questions with their work. They generate debate and create discussion. Votes: 0
Alejandro Gonzalez InarrituI find it kind of weird that directors want to put themselves in their films. Votes: 0
Andrea ArnoldI 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-wookWe all like indie directors - heck, I even married one... but we're divorced now. Votes: 0
Rosie PerezMy whole family is very artistic - my uncles are all actors and theatre directors. Votes: 0
Morena BaccarinI've worked with a lot of great directors and often times they solicit your ideas. Votes: 0
John C. ReillyThere are a lot of directors who are knowledgeable about images, and others who aren't. Votes: 0
Conrad HallIt's really rare for film directors to be that interested in things other than themselves. Votes: 0
Alan CummingIf mutual fund directors are independent, then I'm the lead character in the Bolshoi Ballet. Votes: 0
Charlie MungerFrom John Huston to Fred Zinnemann and Richard Fleischer and all those great American directors. Votes: 0
John HurtIf you don't take it personally, the partnership between producers and directors is very intimate. Votes: 0
Guillermo del ToroMost of the great directors I've worked with - De Palma, Spike Lee - like rehearsals. Votes: 0
John LeguizamoAs 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-FatMost directors have little lists in their heads of people they really want to work with. Votes: 0
Alan ParkerSome directors I worked with didn't even know how to read a blueprint, understand a plan. Votes: 0
Catherine HardwickeWhen actors give their input, it can be very ego-driven, and directors are scared of that. Votes: 0
Michael PittI think my favorite, and Coppola and that whole thing. East coast Italian directors I guess. Votes: 0
Anthony Michael HallTwelve years on sets watching directors, I've taken a bit from everybody and rejected a lot. Votes: 0
Christopher EcclestonI live in L.A., where every coffee shop is filled with scriptwriters, producers and directors. Votes: 0
Peter DiamandisWith Kubrick and most film directors, they are in complete control, but one can influence them. Votes: 0
Ken AdamI was fortunate enough to work under directors who were, most of them, brilliant, emotional men. Votes: 0
Gene TierneyFor 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 SydowThe directors I respect are the ones who have a collaborative attitude, who collaborate with actors. Votes: 0
Eric BraedenIt was a movement that had all the art critics, all the museum directors in its thrall. Votes: 0
Jack LevineAll film directors, even the ones using 3-D today, want you to look at what they chose. Votes: 0
David HockneyAs an actor, I love working with directors. As much as I love working with other actors. Votes: 0
Ray StevensonI'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 think Star Trek has been very double-edged for all of us - as actors, writers, directors. Votes: 0
Jonathan FrakesFor most directors, the scriptwriter is about as welcome on set as a member of the Taliban. Votes: 0
Julian FellowesI never rewatch the great films of my favorite directors because I'm afraid they won't hold up. Votes: 0
John WatersSome 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 LearI've gotten to work with some wonderful directors and people who have been great teachers to me. Votes: 0
Lyle LovettJurassic 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 CoppolaUltimately when I throw myself behind a movie, I have to really believe in that directors vision. Votes: 0
Christine VachonActors rarely stay in touch with directors after they've filmed together. We go back to real life. Votes: 0
Chloe SevignyI've run into some S.O.B. directors, but I gave them back as good as I got. Votes: 0
Carroll O'ConnorIf you look at the types of directors out there, I'm not as weird as most of them. Votes: 0
Ben LewinIf you look at the types of directors out there, I'm not as weird as most of them. Votes: 0
Benjamin LewinAs far as directors, I'm a big fan of any kind of Billy Wilder stuff. Anything he does. Votes: 0
Rob ZombieSome directors have just one way of working; you either have to adhere to it or you don't. Votes: 0
Bradley CooperThere are directors, and there are authors. I think I am more of an author than a director. Votes: 0
Sergio LeoneNorwegian kids, they grow up well educated in film. So they have a lot of good directors there. Votes: 0
Stellan SkarsgardAt times as an actor, it's often times unclear as to what the directors envision for a project. Votes: 0
Carmen EjogoWe all steal, but if we're smart we steal from great directors. Then, we can call it influence. Votes: 0
Krzysztof KieslowskiTo deny women directors, as I suspect is happening in the States, is to deny the feminine vision. Votes: 0
Jane CampionGet more women producers, writers, directors. Why should we expect men to do it for us? They can't Votes: 0
Kathleen TurnerI don't like actors who try to talk directors into making their part bigger and that's really lame. Votes: 0
Franka PotenteI 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 DiCaprioAll of the directors I've worked with I have loved and would work with again. I have no favorites. Votes: 0
Judd NelsonI get to play a great character while working with great actors and great directors on a great show. Votes: 0
Harry HamlinMost actors go, I read the script and fell in love with it; I fall in love with the directors. Votes: 0
Sam WorthingtonWhen 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 DaddyMy 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
Tyrese GibsonIt was my band. I organized the band and Dizzy was in the band. Dizzy was the first musical director with the band. Charlie Parker was in the band. But, no, no, that was my band. Votes: 1 Billy Eckstine
I should mention that I am a member of the board of directors of Dimensional Fund Advisors. Votes: 6 Merton Miller
I'm not in a position where I get to pick and choose roles. I usually go on auditions in long lines and embarrass myself in front of casting directors, and with a lump in my throat and my ears burning, I walk past reception and smirking actors as I go to the parking garage and go back on the highway. Votes: 1 Henry Rollins
My father's a deacon, my mother's a choir director, so I grew up in the church and singing in the choir, begging my mom if I could have a solo. Votes: 1 Keke Palmer
With technology you can now be your own record company, director, producer, etc. If you have talent, you can display it on the Internet and the world will tell you their thoughts in the matter of seconds! Votes: 3 Romeo Miller
For any director with a little lucidity, masterpieces are films that come to you by accident. Votes: 2 Sidney Lumet
It's really rare for film directors to be that interested in things other than themselves. Votes: 4 Alan Cumming
I've always said I would want to be a funeral director if I wasn't an actor. Votes: 1 Torrey DeVitto
What appeals to me about an American music directorship is the involvement of the conductor with the orchestra and the community. I think that's a fantastic thing. In Europe, being principal conductor means merely that you're the person who does most of the concerts. For me, that simply isn't enough. Votes: 3 Jeffrey Tate