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Director Quotes

If you have a script that’s not great, if you have a great director, you can make a great movie, but if you have a great script with a director who’s not good, never are you going to have a good movie Picture Quote #1

Do you imagine Sergio Leone with a philosophy? Come on! He was a primitive of movies, a great director on set Picture Quote #1

Directors are our teachers, and I’m always craving to work with a great director. They’re pretty much the first thing that interests me about a project Picture Quote #1

I have worked with a lot of really great women directors: Ana Kokkinos; Cate Shortland, who just recently directed a film called ‘Lore;’ another director, Rachel Perkins - she’s an Aboriginal director, and I’ve worked with her three times now, and she gave me my first film role, actually, back in 1997 Picture Quote #1

Milos Forman is a great director, Jim Brooks is a wonderful writer and director Picture Quote #1

I think Jesse Eisenberg is such a great writer. He was a great director and really tough Picture Quote #1

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As a director, you’ve got to have quite a few projects going because you never know which one will actually come together with the financing and get the green light Picture Quote #1

I thought I’d become a funeral director when I wasn’t going to be an actor.. I thought I would be good at helping some people with the grieving process and with trying to get them to talk about and understand who this person was Picture Quote #1

What I look for in a script is something that challenges me, something that breaks new ground, something that allows me to flex my director muscle. You have got to think fast in this business, you’ve got to keep reinventing yourself to stay on top Picture Quote #1

The funny thing about directing is that you have your own opinions, but it’s a collaboration. Directing is a group effort. Even though you might think something works, the smartest thing you can do as a director is try and weigh the opinions of the people around you Picture Quote #1

Sometimes jobs are jobs, and when you guest star on television, you’re also working with a guest director. You’re the new kid on the block, because everyone else is already in the ensemble Picture Quote #1

In my career as a director, there’s always been some point where you get halfway through it, or three-quarters, and you go: ‘What is this thing all about, and why am I telling the story? Does anybody really care about seeing this?’ At that time you have to say: ‘OK, forget that and just go ahead.’ Picture Quote #1

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The director in TV and the writer and the creator are working very much hand in hand Picture Quote #1

I’m a pretty hands-off director. I let people try things, and if it gets over-jokey, then I’ll try and rein it in a little bit Picture Quote #1

There were movies that always made me want to be a director. You see brilliant scenes and the way the emotions were handled. I thought, I’d really like to do that Picture Quote #1

You have to be very flexible and understand as a director, especially as a writer/director, that you cannot hang onto stuff really hard. You have to be ready to accept those happy accidents and to anticipate that they are going to happen and capitalize on them Picture Quote #1

I’m a theatre person, that’s who I am. I’m happy to make sojourns into the world of movies but I’m basically a theatre director that potters off and does a couple of movies Picture Quote #1

It doesn’t matter where you make movies or what the size of the movie you make is. It’s a very hard job - especially director Picture Quote #1

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It’s really hard as a screenwriter, you feel like you have a vision and then you turn it over to a director and you have to let it go Picture Quote #1

The natural gas industry has worked long and hard to smear Josh Fox, the director of ‘Gasland,’ and has failed Picture Quote #1

I was called the greatest director in Europe, but I was just a hard worker Picture Quote #1

I love Ron Howard, he’s a wonderful director, incredibly prepared. But I have to criticize my performance in that movie. It all took place in one day. My character was having a bad day, so she’s having a bad day throughout the whole movie. But this was a comedy, and I think I was too serious, too dense. Yes, I think that describes my failure there Picture Quote #1

I know as a director I hit it out of the park sometimes, and sometimes we haven’t, and that’s kind of the way art goes. You just have to be willing to take the ‘failures’ and learn from them, make the best of them Picture Quote #1

After having edited numerous shorts, earning award nominations for it, and then 4 features edits, the director inside me is now burning to share its voice. Thriller, Horror, zany Comedy Picture Quote #1

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I think that what a lot of people tell you, a lot of the job of the director is having an opinion about everything Picture Quote #1

Making a film, you’re in a really dark tunnel and the only kind of illumination is the shared experience you’re having with your fellow cast and director Picture Quote #1

I would have to say the most challenging thing about directing is the sheer stamina because... as a director, you’re always doing something. Someone always needs to talk to you. There are always decisions to be made and every day for as long as the movie goes on. So it’s a marathon... You don’t have to look nice, but it’s all day every day Picture Quote #1

You can’t be minimalist as a director until you have acquired the experience and confidence to say no Picture Quote #1

I love having a master. I have no problem serving my director. That’s my job. I want to make them happy Picture Quote #1

No one wants to hear from the producer. He’s the guy by the pool with a cigar in his mouth and a couple of lovelies on his arm. But when you’re a director, they want to hear what you have to say about everything - the war, the world Picture Quote #1

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If you have a script that’s not great, if you have a great director, you can make a great movie, but if you have a great script with a director who’s not good, never are you going to have a good movie. (Director Quotes) Do you imagine Sergio Leone with a philosophy? Come on! He was a primitive of movies, a great director on set. (Director Quotes) Directors are our teachers, and I’m always craving to work with a great director. They’re pretty much the first thing that interests me about a project. (Director Quotes) I have worked with a lot of really great women directors: Ana Kokkinos; Cate Shortland, who just recently directed a film called ‘Lore;’ another director, Rachel Perkins - she’s an Aboriginal director, and I’ve worked with her three times now, and she gave me my first film role, actually, back in 1997. (Director Quotes) Milos Forman is a great director, Jim Brooks is a wonderful writer and director (Director Quotes) I think Jesse Eisenberg is such a great writer. He was a great director and really tough. (Director Quotes) As a director, you’ve got to have quite a few projects going because you never know which one will actually come together with the financing and get the green light. (Director Quotes) I thought I’d become a funeral director when I wasn’t going to be an actor.. I thought I would be good at helping some people with the grieving process and with trying to get them to talk about and understand who this person was. (Director Quotes) What I look for in a script is something that challenges me, something that breaks new ground, something that allows me to flex my director muscle. You have got to think fast in this business, you’ve got to keep reinventing yourself to stay on top. (Director Quotes) The funny thing about directing is that you have your own opinions, but it’s a collaboration. Directing is a group effort. Even though you might think something works, the smartest thing you can do as a director is try and weigh the opinions of the people around you. (Director Quotes) Sometimes jobs are jobs, and when you guest star on television, you’re also working with a guest director. You’re the new kid on the block, because everyone else is already in the ensemble. (Director Quotes) In my career as a director, there’s always been some point where you get halfway through it, or three-quarters, and you go: ‘What is this thing all about, and why am I telling the story? Does anybody really care about seeing this?’ At that time you have to say: ‘OK, forget that and just go ahead.’ (Director Quotes) The director in TV and the writer and the creator are working very much hand in hand (Director Quotes) I’m a pretty hands-off director. I let people try things, and if it gets over-jokey, then I’ll try and rein it in a little bit. (Director Quotes) There were movies that always made me want to be a director. You see brilliant scenes and the way the emotions were handled. I thought, I’d really like to do that. (Director Quotes) You have to be very flexible and understand as a director, especially as a writer/director, that you cannot hang onto stuff really hard. You have to be ready to accept those happy accidents and to anticipate that they are going to happen and capitalize on them. (Director Quotes) I’m a theatre person, that’s who I am. I’m happy to make sojourns into the world of movies but I’m basically a theatre director that potters off and does a couple of movies. (Director Quotes) It doesn’t matter where you make movies or what the size of the movie you make is. It’s a very hard job - especially director. (Director Quotes) It’s really hard as a screenwriter, you feel like you have a vision and then you turn it over to a director and you have to let it go. (Director Quotes) The natural gas industry has worked long and hard to smear Josh Fox, the director of ‘Gasland,’ and has failed. (Director Quotes) I was called the greatest director in Europe, but I was just a hard worker (Director Quotes) I love Ron Howard, he’s a wonderful director, incredibly prepared. But I have to criticize my performance in that movie. It all took place in one day. My character was having a bad day, so she’s having a bad day throughout the whole movie. But this was a comedy, and I think I was too serious, too dense. Yes, I think that describes my failure there. (Director Quotes) I know as a director I hit it out of the park sometimes, and sometimes we haven’t, and that’s kind of the way art goes. You just have to be willing to take the ‘failures’ and learn from them, make the best of them. (Director Quotes) After having edited numerous shorts, earning award nominations for it, and then 4 features edits, the director inside me is now burning to share its voice. Thriller, Horror, zany Comedy. (Director Quotes) I think that what a lot of people tell you, a lot of the job of the director is having an opinion about everything. (Director Quotes) Making a film, you’re in a really dark tunnel and the only kind of illumination is the shared experience you’re having with your fellow cast and director. (Director Quotes) I would have to say the most challenging thing about directing is the sheer stamina because... as a director, you’re always doing something. Someone always needs to talk to you. There are always decisions to be made and every day for as long as the movie goes on. So it’s a marathon... You don’t have to look nice, but it’s all day every day. (Director Quotes) You can’t be minimalist as a director until you have acquired the experience and confidence to say no. (Director Quotes) I love having a master. I have no problem serving my director. That’s my job. I want to make them happy. (Director Quotes) No one wants to hear from the producer. He’s the guy by the pool with a cigar in his mouth and a couple of lovelies on his arm. But when you’re a director, they want to hear what you have to say about everything - the war, the world. (Director Quotes)

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