Quotes About Directors

Directors are the fulcrum of the movie. They guide us well, not merely rein actors in. Whenever we stray, they bring us back on track.

You don't usually meet directors on the streets.

You know, the dirty secret in the Director's Guild is that the average life expectancy of Director's Guild members is 57 years old. The stress level is so high and directors are generally really out of shape, cause they sit in the chair and they eat craft service.

2021 is a fresh start for all of us. Production houses, actors, directors, the crew are strictly following shoot guidelines so we can finish our pending shoots and start new projects.

I never storyboard. I hate it. I don't understand why so many directors want to make comic strips of their films.

I like strong women. Strong women characters have always existed in the movies of directors such as K. Balachander and Mani Ratnam.

I do all these panels where people are always talking about the lack of female directors, and I have a lot of opinions on that.

I find that male directors are more interested in what the film looks like as opposed to what the film is about emotionally. My job is not to make the film look pretty, and I don't feel drawn to making myself look pretty within the film.

When Orlando gets to the point where they're hiring local directors, that will be good.

When you hire directors, you're most concerned about whether or not someone from the outside will get the jokes.

I think directors can become overly infatuated by gilt and gold, and the word 'lavish' and everything being magnificent.

Overseas directors who want to work in Hollywood, the language barrier is not a problem. With the right talent, any director can be successful.

I fear other actors who are not prepared. And I fear directors who are afraid.

Making movies is a very different experience in a lot of ways. It's difficult when you're used to owning the copyright and having a landlord's possessory rights - I rent my plays to the companies that do them and, if I'm upset, I can pull the play. But the only two directors I've worked with are pretty great.

I'm very manipulative towards directors. My theory is that everyone on the set is directing the film, we're all receiving art messages from the universe on how we should do the film.

Directors are always changing things at the last minute. Actors will do a scene, and the director will say, 'Okay, that was perfect, but this time, Bob, instead of saying "What's for dinner?" you say, "Wait a minute! Benzene is actually a hydrocarbon!" And say it with a Norwegian accent. Also, we think maybe your character should have no arms.

I think that Phil Kaufman is one of the best directors that I have come across.

I think one of my favorite directors is P.T. Anderson - living directors, I should say. And Spike Jonze is one of my favorites, Gus Van Sant.

I never really planned a career. I've tried to avoid it. I've tried to do this stuff I felt for, the stuff I like. So, I've just been meeting these fantastic directors who've offered me a variation of different parts and different films.

I have played a terrorist in 'Goodachari,' a feudal lord in 'Rangasthalam' and a factionist in 'AS.' The variations in all these characters are so different. It's only because of my directors that this was possible.

It varies, but in my experience, directors who are the most comfortable with themselves and confident in their work give you and everybody on the crew the freedom and the space to create.

What I'm looking for is the variety of choices and the opportunity to work with great directors - that's what I'm looking for.

I feed off variety. I don't want to repeat myself if I can help it, but once they've seen you doing one thing, directors often just want you to do it again.

Certainly, you envy the guys that have done all kinds of things, a variety of good scripts and good directors. Then again, having worked with Cassavetes has satisfied a big part of that.