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Director Quotes

I didn’t even know what a film director was. To me, Charlie Chaplin was a goofy clown, and John Ford - what? Never heard of him Picture Quote #1

The acting is something that will always be a part of my life, but the writing gives me a lot more creative freedom. You’re a pawn in somebody else’s chess game, whereas as a writer and as a director, you get to call the shots. And that’s very thrilling Picture Quote #1

I was 25 when I was made director of marketing at ‘Newsweek.’ I was 29 when I was made chief executive officer of Kaplan Educational Centers. I was raised to be confident Picture Quote #1

When you have the Chief of Staff of the Republican National Committee and the political director of the Romney campaign, and their two companies get $150 million at the end of the campaign for the ‘fantastic’ get-out-the-vote program... some of this borders on RICO violations Picture Quote #1

My aunt is the director of the acapella group Black Voices. I was so struck by them as a child. They sang with such passion and conviction. By the time I turned 15, I had plucked up the courage to ask if I could join the group. Acapella is a different discipline from singing with an accompaniment - it is much more exposed Picture Quote #1

Growing up the son of a director has made me very aware of the various turns that a directing career can take. Sometimes your films turn out exactly as you want. Sometimes they don’t. I spent a lot of my childhood on sets. I think as a joke, my father gave me a line of dialogue in each of his films during the worst moments of my puberty Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

I was in a show choir. I can’t sing or dance to save my life, but I was very passionate. People said my parents paid the choir director to let me in. It was actually the parents who started that one! Picture Quote #1

As a director, you’re a bit of a dictator. But I feel that you’re a better director if you’re open to other people’s ideas. It means that it’s tougher: you have to be in a choosing process; you have to put the ego aside. As long as everybody’s aiming in the same direction... I’m open to my main partners in the film crew Picture Quote #1

My guess is that if they now choose to change of director for every other film, it’s just because you can’t really change the formula, you can merely try to film it your way Picture Quote #1

If I get lucky and I can choose, I would always choose a really good story and screenplay, even if I don’t know the director. If there’s a good screenplay, there’s a chance that something good is going to happen Picture Quote #1

Before ‘Lord of the Rings,’ some people would have just classed Peter Jackson as a horror director. But there is a mind there Picture Quote #1

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David Petraeus, the best known American general of his generation. After commanding the American war effort in both Iraq and Afghanistan, he was serving as CIA director when he stepped down suddenly following revelations that he`d had an extramarital affair. That same investigation that turned up evidence of the affair also eventually turned up evidence that General. Petraeus had passed classified information to his mistress Picture Quote #1

Hillary Clinton said there was no marked classified information on her server. The FBI Director said that’s untrue.She said that she did not email any classified information. The FBI Director says that’s untrue Picture Quote #1

I have a very clear vision, and I come from film, where director is God, so if there’s a clash, it’s painful Picture Quote #1

Obviously, if a director doesn’t communicative a clear, relevant vision of the material, it will not succeed no matter how good the material Picture Quote #1

$[Hillary Clinton’] transition director being Ken Salazar, I think, indicates that she will continue to be a friend to fracking. It’s not possible to solve the climate crisis while we continue to expand fracking Picture Quote #1$

John Lee Hancock is someone that I had admired from afar. I think he is a wonderful director... in the tradition I would say both of Clint Eastwood and Frank Capra Picture Quote #1

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I have a great respect for actors like Clint Eastwood, who’s a wonderful director. I think two pictures that I directed were not successful, so I decided not to make any more Picture Quote #1

Each director is different. Clint Eastwood and Chris Nolan are completely different, and I need to adjust to the story and character and the director and just my duty as an actor Picture Quote #1

When I was nine years old I use to copy - not trace - the covers of the Donald Duck comics. Many years later I became a close friend of Jack Hannah, the director of the Donald Duck film shorts Picture Quote #1

The relationship between an actress and her director is often a very close one Picture Quote #1

We all have hierarchies at work - even on set, the runner would never walk up to the director and ask for a cup of coffee Picture Quote #1

I didn’t know I was a good director, and I mean that sincerely. I had done a film a long time ago called ‘Cold Around the Heart.’ Nobody saw it, and it didn’t turn out the way I wanted to Picture Quote #1

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As an actor, you’re a color of paint on someone else’s palette. But as a director, it’s your canvas and you make the painting you want to make Picture Quote #1

Every different director has another language - for instance, Hitchcock does not like any bright color ever, unless the story says ‘there goes the girl in a red dress.’ Picture Quote #1

As somebody who has been an executive producer on a television series, I can tell you that increasing director diversity is as simple as hiring more women and more people of color Picture Quote #1

I deliberately look for colorful people. They’re very right for theatre. Theatre has to be theatrical. If you can get color into the accountant, you’ve got something. Write the whole thing first and then say he’s an accountant. That’s a very wacky accountant, but so what? Theatricality feeds and challenges the actor, the director, and the designers Picture Quote #1

You can’t fake comedy - it’s not like a movie, where a director can just cast a pretty face Picture Quote #1

I’m a writer and director. And the movie I’ve seen a million times is ‘Coming Home,’ directed by Hal Ashby and starring Jon Voight, Jane Fonda and Bruce Dern Picture Quote #1

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I didn’t even know what a film director was. To me, Charlie Chaplin was a goofy clown, and John Ford - what? Never heard of him. (Director Quotes) The acting is something that will always be a part of my life, but the writing gives me a lot more creative freedom. You’re a pawn in somebody else’s chess game, whereas as a writer and as a director, you get to call the shots. And that’s very thrilling. (Director Quotes) I was 25 when I was made director of marketing at ‘Newsweek.’ I was 29 when I was made chief executive officer of Kaplan Educational Centers. I was raised to be confident. (Director Quotes) When you have the Chief of Staff of the Republican National Committee and the political director of the Romney campaign, and their two companies get $150 million at the end of the campaign for the ‘fantastic’ get-out-the-vote program... some of this borders on RICO violations. (Director Quotes) My aunt is the director of the acapella group Black Voices. I was so struck by them as a child. They sang with such passion and conviction. By the time I turned 15, I had plucked up the courage to ask if I could join the group. Acapella is a different discipline from singing with an accompaniment - it is much more exposed. (Director Quotes) Growing up the son of a director has made me very aware of the various turns that a directing career can take. Sometimes your films turn out exactly as you want. Sometimes they don’t. I spent a lot of my childhood on sets. I think as a joke, my father gave me a line of dialogue in each of his films during the worst moments of my puberty. (Director Quotes) 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. (Director Quotes) I was in a show choir. I can’t sing or dance to save my life, but I was very passionate. People said my parents paid the choir director to let me in. It was actually the parents who started that one! (Director Quotes) As a director, you’re a bit of a dictator. But I feel that you’re a better director if you’re open to other people’s ideas. It means that it’s tougher: you have to be in a choosing process; you have to put the ego aside. As long as everybody’s aiming in the same direction... I’m open to my main partners in the film crew. (Director Quotes) My guess is that if they now choose to change of director for every other film, it’s just because you can’t really change the formula, you can merely try to film it your way. (Director Quotes) If I get lucky and I can choose, I would always choose a really good story and screenplay, even if I don’t know the director. If there’s a good screenplay, there’s a chance that something good is going to happen. (Director Quotes) Before ‘Lord of the Rings,’ some people would have just classed Peter Jackson as a horror director. But there is a mind there. (Director Quotes) David Petraeus, the best known American general of his generation. After commanding the American war effort in both Iraq and Afghanistan, he was serving as CIA director when he stepped down suddenly following revelations that he`d had an extramarital affair. That same investigation that turned up evidence of the affair also eventually turned up evidence that General. Petraeus had passed classified information to his mistress. (Director Quotes) Hillary Clinton said there was no marked classified information on her server. The FBI Director said that’s untrue.She said that she did not email any classified information. The FBI Director says that’s untrue. (Director Quotes) I have a very clear vision, and I come from film, where director is God, so if there’s a clash, it’s painful. (Director Quotes) Obviously, if a director doesn’t communicative a clear, relevant vision of the material, it will not succeed no matter how good the material. (Director Quotes) [Hillary Clinton’] transition director being Ken Salazar, I think, indicates that she will continue to be a friend to fracking. It’s not possible to solve the climate crisis while we continue to expand fracking. (Director Quotes) John Lee Hancock is someone that I had admired from afar. I think he is a wonderful director... in the tradition I would say both of Clint Eastwood and Frank Capra. (Director Quotes) I have a great respect for actors like Clint Eastwood, who’s a wonderful director. I think two pictures that I directed were not successful, so I decided not to make any more. (Director Quotes) Each director is different. Clint Eastwood and Chris Nolan are completely different, and I need to adjust to the story and character and the director and just my duty as an actor. (Director Quotes) When I was nine years old I use to copy - not trace - the covers of the Donald Duck comics. Many years later I became a close friend of Jack Hannah, the director of the Donald Duck film shorts. (Director Quotes) The relationship between an actress and her director is often a very close one (Director Quotes) We all have hierarchies at work - even on set, the runner would never walk up to the director and ask for a cup of coffee. (Director Quotes) I didn’t know I was a good director, and I mean that sincerely. I had done a film a long time ago called ‘Cold Around the Heart.’ Nobody saw it, and it didn’t turn out the way I wanted to. (Director Quotes) As an actor, you’re a color of paint on someone else’s palette. But as a director, it’s your canvas and you make the painting you want to make. (Director Quotes) Every different director has another language - for instance, Hitchcock does not like any bright color ever, unless the story says ‘there goes the girl in a red dress.’ (Director Quotes) As somebody who has been an executive producer on a television series, I can tell you that increasing director diversity is as simple as hiring more women and more people of color. (Director Quotes) I deliberately look for colorful people. They’re very right for theatre. Theatre has to be theatrical. If you can get color into the accountant, you’ve got something. Write the whole thing first and then say he’s an accountant. That’s a very wacky accountant, but so what? Theatricality feeds and challenges the actor, the director, and the designers. (Director Quotes) You can’t fake comedy - it’s not like a movie, where a director can just cast a pretty face. (Director Quotes) I’m a writer and director. And the movie I’ve seen a million times is ‘Coming Home,’ directed by Hal Ashby and starring Jon Voight, Jane Fonda and Bruce Dern. (Director Quotes)

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