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Director Quotes

I’ve always said I would want to be a funeral director if I wasn’t an actor Picture Quote #1

There are so many cruel decisions parents have to make when their child dies. The funeral director requested a sheet for the coffin, and I sent the cozy flannel one, pale blue with happy snowmen, that had just been put away with the winter linens Picture Quote #1

I read that John Hughes script for ‘Mr. Mom,’ and I thought, ‘This guy is a funny writer.’ I went: ‘You ought to stick around and direct this thing.’ But he didn’t; he left, and look what he became. A really legendary comedy director Picture Quote #1

When you’re the director and the writer, you never have to remember your lines, and there’s no one to call you on it. On Garden State I did different lines on every take, just making crap up. And it was great each time Picture Quote #1

A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life Picture Quote #1

There’s always the pressure on the director of how to transition from one scene to another, especially when it can really be oblique on ‘Game of Thrones.’ Picture Quote #1

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That was okay [ working with George Clooney]. One of these days I’ll work with a good director Picture Quote #1

I get involved with projects based on three parameters - the script, the actors involved and the director Picture Quote #1

Take it from a director: if you get an actor that Sandy Meisner has trained, you’ve been blessed Picture Quote #1

It’s... a hard thing for a director, to think you came up with a shot, something from your mind, and someone died while doing it. It’s the worst thing you’ll ever have to live with. It was very hard for me to get back on the horse again Picture Quote #1

I remember once a vocational director said to Fang, You must develop some mechanical skills - like getting out of bed Picture Quote #1

To be a good director, you have to have good life experience. I’m getting there Picture Quote #1

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My director, Jesus, does not teach me to count my acts, but to do everything for love, to refuse Him nothing, to be pleased when He gives me a chance to prove to Him that I love Him - but all this in peace - in abandonment Picture Quote #1

When I sign on for a project, I’m there to give the director all the material he or she might need to tell their story, and that’s the number one priority Picture Quote #1

As a dancer, you really try to stay true to whatever the choreographer/artistic director is giving you. So, now the shoe is on the other foot and I have to trust everyone else - I have to trust the dancer. As I was trusted as a dancer, I trust my dancers Picture Quote #1

I don’t normally make documentaries. I’m a drama director. I’ve made a few short docs, but I don’t like talking heads or ‘voice of God’ narrators Picture Quote #1

If you want to be a director, work with writers and find different ways of telling stories with film, then do a course. This way you can consolidate what you’ve learnt and use the course to go further Picture Quote #1

A good actor’s director, first of all, is prepared, so there’s not an exorbitant amount of wasted footage Picture Quote #1

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I don’t need a director who’s ‘good with actors.’...A master manipulator is heaven Picture Quote #1

I believe that there’s good content or bad content. You see interviews when somebody interviews a director of a movie that didn’t perform well in the box office, and he says, ‘The audience didn’t understand my movie.’ If people didn’t go to buy the ticket, then you did the wrong movie Picture Quote #1

I think that it helps that I have acted. That said, it doesn’t mean you’re going to be a good director Picture Quote #1

Any good director, and I’ve worked with a few that I would call very good, they know how to disarm any anxieties very quickly Picture Quote #1

I think what makes a good actor’s director is the same thing that makes a good director. Acting is just one of the trades necessary to make a movie Picture Quote #1

I love Rob Zombie. Rob’s just a dude, you know? He’s an artist, but he’s a regular guy, down to earth. And he’s a damned good director, too, and a lot of fun to work with Picture Quote #1

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A lot of directors don’t know what they want to do. Every director I’ve seen that was a good director that I’ve admired knew exactly what he wanted to do. They didn’t sit there and think about it Picture Quote #1

There are things that I would avoid, so I have the choice to say no, when I feel I’m repeating myself too much. But then there could be a reason to do that with a good director. So I think actors have to have a loose philosophy Picture Quote #1

It’s fun to do something funny and have the director laughing. It makes you feel good Picture Quote #1

I think the mark of a good director is that they surround themselves with good people Picture Quote #1

A musical is only as good as its director. The same can also be said for the CIA Picture Quote #1

More often than not, if you’ve got a good director and a good script you can’t really go wrong Picture Quote #1

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I’ve always said I would want to be a funeral director if I wasn’t an actor (Director Quotes) There are so many cruel decisions parents have to make when their child dies. The funeral director requested a sheet for the coffin, and I sent the cozy flannel one, pale blue with happy snowmen, that had just been put away with the winter linens. (Director Quotes) I read that John Hughes script for ‘Mr. Mom,’ and I thought, ‘This guy is a funny writer.’ I went: ‘You ought to stick around and direct this thing.’ But he didn’t; he left, and look what he became. A really legendary comedy director. (Director Quotes) When you’re the director and the writer, you never have to remember your lines, and there’s no one to call you on it. On Garden State I did different lines on every take, just making crap up. And it was great each time. (Director Quotes) A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life. (Director Quotes) There’s always the pressure on the director of how to transition from one scene to another, especially when it can really be oblique on ‘Game of Thrones.’ (Director Quotes) That was okay [ working with George Clooney]. One of these days I’ll work with a good director. (Director Quotes) I get involved with projects based on three parameters - the script, the actors involved and the director. (Director Quotes) Take it from a director: if you get an actor that Sandy Meisner has trained, you’ve been blessed. (Director Quotes) It’s... a hard thing for a director, to think you came up with a shot, something from your mind, and someone died while doing it. It’s the worst thing you’ll ever have to live with. It was very hard for me to get back on the horse again. (Director Quotes) I remember once a vocational director said to Fang, You must develop some mechanical skills - like getting out of bed. (Director Quotes) To be a good director, you have to have good life experience. I’m getting there. (Director Quotes) My director, Jesus, does not teach me to count my acts, but to do everything for love, to refuse Him nothing, to be pleased when He gives me a chance to prove to Him that I love Him - but all this in peace - in abandonment. (Director Quotes) When I sign on for a project, I’m there to give the director all the material he or she might need to tell their story, and that’s the number one priority. (Director Quotes) As a dancer, you really try to stay true to whatever the choreographer/artistic director is giving you. So, now the shoe is on the other foot and I have to trust everyone else - I have to trust the dancer. As I was trusted as a dancer, I trust my dancers. (Director Quotes) I don’t normally make documentaries. I’m a drama director. I’ve made a few short docs, but I don’t like talking heads or ‘voice of God’ narrators. (Director Quotes) If you want to be a director, work with writers and find different ways of telling stories with film, then do a course. This way you can consolidate what you’ve learnt and use the course to go further. (Director Quotes) A good actor’s director, first of all, is prepared, so there’s not an exorbitant amount of wasted footage. (Director Quotes) I don’t need a director who’s ‘good with actors.’...A master manipulator is heaven. (Director Quotes) I believe that there’s good content or bad content. You see interviews when somebody interviews a director of a movie that didn’t perform well in the box office, and he says, ‘The audience didn’t understand my movie.’ If people didn’t go to buy the ticket, then you did the wrong movie. (Director Quotes) I think that it helps that I have acted. That said, it doesn’t mean you’re going to be a good director. (Director Quotes) Any good director, and I’ve worked with a few that I would call very good, they know how to disarm any anxieties very quickly. (Director Quotes) I think what makes a good actor’s director is the same thing that makes a good director. Acting is just one of the trades necessary to make a movie. (Director Quotes) I love Rob Zombie. Rob’s just a dude, you know? He’s an artist, but he’s a regular guy, down to earth. And he’s a damned good director, too, and a lot of fun to work with. (Director Quotes) A lot of directors don’t know what they want to do. Every director I’ve seen that was a good director that I’ve admired knew exactly what he wanted to do. They didn’t sit there and think about it. (Director Quotes) There are things that I would avoid, so I have the choice to say no, when I feel I’m repeating myself too much. But then there could be a reason to do that with a good director. So I think actors have to have a loose philosophy. (Director Quotes) It’s fun to do something funny and have the director laughing. It makes you feel good. (Director Quotes) I think the mark of a good director is that they surround themselves with good people (Director Quotes) A musical is only as good as its director. The same can also be said for the CIA. (Director Quotes) More often than not, if you’ve got a good director and a good script you can’t really go wrong. (Director Quotes)

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