Quotes About Director

There was a choice of being a director who's more familiar with the technicality of doing a movie, like learning about the camera and filters and setup, or being a director who can actually talk to actors. And I always wanted to be an actor's director.

I never watch the dailies. What I usually do is have a look at the rough or final cut, and I just get something from the story. Sometimes I start composing even before the director has shot anything. The dailies don't help me at all.

I always do very detailed demos. I feel that it's better to show the director a demo that sounds as close to the final thing as possible with samples. It takes time to create, but I feel that it's better to get the director on board very early on in terms of the sounds that I have in my head.

My final ambition is to turn director.

I really love being finance director.

I loved being behind the scenes and finding out how they make movies.

My director Shakun Batra, I believe, is one of the finest in the industry and he has been the dream director I've always wanted to work with.

Sudhir Mishra is one the finest directors; he knows how to manipulate an actor's emotion, sensibilities and expressions.

Directors get to fire on many more cylinders than an actor.

I was going to direct the movie 'Training Day', and I got fired. Denzel Washington didn't want me to direct the movie.

Design-wise, I look at everything. If I don't personally design it, I'll review it. I'm kind of creative director of the firm.

The director is the only person on the set who has seen the film. Your job as a director is to show up every day and know where everything will fit into the film.

A director should cast a person who fits into their script.

I didn't know anything about Eliza when I first got the call about 'Hamilton.' Tommy Kail, the director, asked me if I wanted to be a part of it. I knew what he was talking about because I'd seen the video of Lin performing it at the White House for Barack and Michelle Obama.

When I went back to the White House to be the communication director under Obama, I was six-months pregnant.

What I do as a director is really create a safe environment that everyone can feel very comfortable in and experiment within so that they don't hold back anything. You never ever want someone to go, 'Oh I shouldn't have done that.' There isn't anything you shouldn't try. If it's terrible, who cares?

I look for the role that excites me and work with whoever that director happens to be, wherever he wants to shoot the film.

I wouldn't say I'm personally trying to transition from comedy into drama. I don't look at things like, 'Oh, I need to do a drama now.' I get a lot of material sent to me, and if I feel like something has the creative integrity and the right director and the right whoever involved, the right actors and is a great story, then I do it.

That's the fun part about being a director. You get to say, 'Oh, now that I'm in charge, I can try and cast whoever I want.' They can always say no, but that's okay.

But you don't hire Ang Lee to do a typical children's movie. But it's such an interesting combination, whoever thought of getting Ang together with a comic book, that was just great.

When I first made 'Green Street' and I was considered a hot director, I pitched everybody, but there was always this feeling that I was being underestimated in the room. I pitch TV, and nobody underestimates me. They literally think you could be the next whoever, and that is a very cool thing.

I am proud of the fact that I am the first South Indian director who has been accepted by Bollywood wholeheartedly.

Any great director is also someone who is incredibly intelligent about whom they hire around them.

A good director will always identify the actor whom he wants to work with.