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Director Quotes

I don’t consider myself bossy, but I do know what I want. You know, I have a gut feeling about a piece of material, but I’ve never envisioned myself as the director on top of the hill with a megaphone in my hand, screaming at 1,000 extras Picture Quote #1

There is a wonderful feeling of power when you’re a director, but I don’t think I need that, and I’m OK without it Picture Quote #1

My feeling about the movies is that most of them are terrible. If you don’t have a decent script and a decent director, forget it Picture Quote #1

I’ve certainly seen stats that if you have a woman director or a woman screenwriter, the number of female characters goes way up Picture Quote #1

As a film director and as film actors, you get used to a certain rhythm that’s slow. But with TV, it’s hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry. It’s a different pace Picture Quote #1

As a film director I like to have the actors create their own close-ups. It’s an older style of filmmaking Picture Quote #1

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I’ve never wanted to be a fireman, in my life. I’ve never really wanted to grow up and be anything other than a film director Picture Quote #1

I think that in order to be a film director, one has to be a warrior who shouldn’t be defeated by the daily onslaught of problems Picture Quote #1

My first time playing a main character was in ‘Seventeen Years.’ It was directed by famous Sixth Generation director Zhang Yuan, but it wasn’t a large commercial film Picture Quote #1

An actor is only a part of the film, not the whole, and very often, he is moulded by the director. That is why a good director can make so much difference to a film Picture Quote #1

It’s hard to be surprised by a film. It’s hard to be surprised by another actor or by a director when you’ve seen enough and been around. So when I am, or when I forget that I’m watching someone’s movie, or when I don’t know how someone made a certain turn that I didn’t expect . . . You know, I’m in Picture Quote #1

I’m more prone to anarchy than I am to control - even though I’m a film director Picture Quote #1

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I had become a film director because I thought I could express something in an artful way Picture Quote #1

I guess you could say I’m like a film director but my movies have only one frame Picture Quote #1

An established film director can just pick up the phone and say to a star, ‘Hey, are you interested in doing a commercial?’ Picture Quote #1

I’m pretty much a character-driven film director and my movies are smaller. I don’t do a lot of coverage. I use lots of master shots Picture Quote #1

The film director, in many instances, has to swallow somebody else’s decision about the final form of something. It’s so hard as to be intolerable Picture Quote #1

I didn’t just see myself as a film director here [in Life And Nothing More], but also as an observer of people who had been condemned to death Picture Quote #1

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Being a film director involves, above all, a lot of hard work and resolve and determination. The glamour doesn’t come until the premiere and the thing is all long done Picture Quote #1

I always felt more like a girl than a boy, I don’t know. Music was very important to me, movies were not important. I was not dreaming of becoming a film director Picture Quote #1

I think the two jobs I dreamed of doing as a teenager were comic book artist and record cover illustrator. Maybe film director was in the mix as well, but that seemed to be an impossible mountain to climb Picture Quote #1

I thought all I had to do was to buy a camera and become a film director. So when I left school I worked at a telephone company, which gave me the money to buy the basic equipment including the camera, the projector and the screen Picture Quote #1

It’s not that much of a difference. Basically, your job is the same as a film director. It’s a triangle between creativity, money, and time. But they don’t really change. You’re ultimately trying to get the most creativity and time with the money that you have Picture Quote #1

All I wanted to do was be a professional film director with a body of work, and you’re going to make some good films, some bad and some indifferent. You don’t set out to make a dog, you set out to make something good. But I like them all Picture Quote #1

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I was shooting a mini-series for Sundance/BBC, called ‘Top of the Lake,’ that was shot by Jane Campion, who’s a beautiful native New Zealander and famous film director. The role I was playing was very intense, and they shaved half my hair off. So, I looked like this post-apocalyptic character Picture Quote #1

My hat’s off to documentary filmmakers. I don’t know if I’m ever going back to it. You’re treated like a second-class citizen at most film festivals. You take the bus while everybody else is flown first-class. If you’re a feature film director, you’re put in a five-star hotel, and if you’re a documentary director, you stay in a Motel 6 Picture Quote #1

You know as a director what you want, but the film is smarter than you, the film says no, the film says there’s something more here Picture Quote #1

I think I’m drawn to films more as a director with a directorial mind even as an actor. I make movies to make the films, not to act Picture Quote #1

A good project but a poor director will always make a mediocre film, but an average script and good director can make a good film, as he will put in everything to make the film look good Picture Quote #1

There is a magic thing called ‘tone’ in a film, that the director must master and maintain Picture Quote #1

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I don’t consider myself bossy, but I do know what I want. You know, I have a gut feeling about a piece of material, but I’ve never envisioned myself as the director on top of the hill with a megaphone in my hand, screaming at 1,000 extras. (Director Quotes) There is a wonderful feeling of power when you’re a director, but I don’t think I need that, and I’m OK without it. (Director Quotes) My feeling about the movies is that most of them are terrible. If you don’t have a decent script and a decent director, forget it. (Director Quotes) I’ve certainly seen stats that if you have a woman director or a woman screenwriter, the number of female characters goes way up. (Director Quotes) As a film director and as film actors, you get used to a certain rhythm that’s slow. But with TV, it’s hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry. It’s a different pace. (Director Quotes) As a film director I like to have the actors create their own close-ups. It’s an older style of filmmaking. (Director Quotes) I’ve never wanted to be a fireman, in my life. I’ve never really wanted to grow up and be anything other than a film director. (Director Quotes) I think that in order to be a film director, one has to be a warrior who shouldn’t be defeated by the daily onslaught of problems. (Director Quotes) My first time playing a main character was in ‘Seventeen Years.’ It was directed by famous Sixth Generation director Zhang Yuan, but it wasn’t a large commercial film. (Director Quotes) An actor is only a part of the film, not the whole, and very often, he is moulded by the director. That is why a good director can make so much difference to a film. (Director Quotes) It’s hard to be surprised by a film. It’s hard to be surprised by another actor or by a director when you’ve seen enough and been around. So when I am, or when I forget that I’m watching someone’s movie, or when I don’t know how someone made a certain turn that I didn’t expect . . . You know, I’m in. (Director Quotes) I’m more prone to anarchy than I am to control - even though I’m a film director (Director Quotes) I had become a film director because I thought I could express something in an artful way (Director Quotes) I guess you could say I’m like a film director but my movies have only one frame (Director Quotes) An established film director can just pick up the phone and say to a star, ‘Hey, are you interested in doing a commercial?’ (Director Quotes) I’m pretty much a character-driven film director and my movies are smaller. I don’t do a lot of coverage. I use lots of master shots. (Director Quotes) The film director, in many instances, has to swallow somebody else’s decision about the final form of something. It’s so hard as to be intolerable. (Director Quotes) I didn’t just see myself as a film director here [in Life And Nothing More], but also as an observer of people who had been condemned to death. (Director Quotes) Being a film director involves, above all, a lot of hard work and resolve and determination. The glamour doesn’t come until the premiere and the thing is all long done. (Director Quotes) I always felt more like a girl than a boy, I don’t know. Music was very important to me, movies were not important. I was not dreaming of becoming a film director. (Director Quotes) I think the two jobs I dreamed of doing as a teenager were comic book artist and record cover illustrator. Maybe film director was in the mix as well, but that seemed to be an impossible mountain to climb. (Director Quotes) I thought all I had to do was to buy a camera and become a film director. So when I left school I worked at a telephone company, which gave me the money to buy the basic equipment including the camera, the projector and the screen. (Director Quotes) It’s not that much of a difference. Basically, your job is the same as a film director. It’s a triangle between creativity, money, and time. But they don’t really change. You’re ultimately trying to get the most creativity and time with the money that you have. (Director Quotes) All I wanted to do was be a professional film director with a body of work, and you’re going to make some good films, some bad and some indifferent. You don’t set out to make a dog, you set out to make something good. But I like them all. (Director Quotes) I was shooting a mini-series for Sundance/BBC, called ‘Top of the Lake,’ that was shot by Jane Campion, who’s a beautiful native New Zealander and famous film director. The role I was playing was very intense, and they shaved half my hair off. So, I looked like this post-apocalyptic character. (Director Quotes) My hat’s off to documentary filmmakers. I don’t know if I’m ever going back to it. You’re treated like a second-class citizen at most film festivals. You take the bus while everybody else is flown first-class. If you’re a feature film director, you’re put in a five-star hotel, and if you’re a documentary director, you stay in a Motel 6. (Director Quotes) You know as a director what you want, but the film is smarter than you, the film says no, the film says there’s something more here. (Director Quotes) I think I’m drawn to films more as a director with a directorial mind even as an actor. I make movies to make the films, not to act. (Director Quotes) A good project but a poor director will always make a mediocre film, but an average script and good director can make a good film, as he will put in everything to make the film look good. (Director Quotes) There is a magic thing called ‘tone’ in a film, that the director must master and maintain (Director Quotes)

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