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Directors Quotes

I’ve been lucky enough to work with some of the best TV directors there are, and I’ve learned from how they had to handle when things don’t go quite according to plan Picture Quote #1

I’ve never been difficult to anybody or with anybody on a picture. Especially when you’re in that nice status of hierarchy of actors and actresses who get to approve directors. Because once you make that choice, it’s my belief that the director’s boss Picture Quote #1

People think that the directors direct actors. No. Really, what the director’s doing is directing the audience’s eye through the film Picture Quote #1

There are directors that I want to work with and that I admire. You can love a script, but if it doesn’t have a good director, it won’t be that Picture Quote #1

My biggest advice for women writer/directors is to always be attempting to make work that avoids pandering to the conceptions that the industry has put in place for women directors Picture Quote #1

Once there are more African Americans and Asian Americans behind the scenes as producers, writers, and directors, I think more inclusive casting will happen Picture Quote #1

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I love writing. Given a choice, after directing for all these years, and if given an army of talented directors, I would not direct at all Picture Quote #1

I went without health insurance until ‘Roger and Me,’ basically - from about age 20 till about age 35. With ‘Roger and Me,’ I joined the Directors Guild and the Writers Guild, and since then I’ve had excellent health care managed by the union Picture Quote #1

You know, the dirty secret in the Director’s Guild is that the average life expectancy of Director’s Guild members is 57 years old. The stress level is so high and directors are generally really out of shape, cause they sit in the chair and they eat craft service Picture Quote #1

If you’re not prepared, and you’re not passionate, and you don’t push yourself to a level of human exhaustion on every level, mentally and physically and creatively... I’ve seen directors who approach it casually, and they do somehow maintain better hours... but I could never be that guy. I am up and editing all night Picture Quote #1

You can work really hard on your physicality, on your craft, on the films you do. You can choose the best of directors, the best of productions, get the best technicians, you can put your entire body and soul into the making of a film, but at the end of the day, it all depends on the mood of that one audience member that goes into that theater Picture Quote #1

In general, we like to shoot Breaking Bad like a modern day Western, and Sergio Leone is one of my all-time favorite directors Picture Quote #1

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If directors, actors and writers have the ability to drop their alpha-male egos, you will always get better work. In terms of my own demands, I actually want fewer lines. If I can lose a line and do it with my face, I’d rather do that Picture Quote #1

Getting back in the directors chair - there’s a sense of like doing something every year. It’s not like riding a bike, you’re always learning new things, you’re gonna face new challenges and when you face new challenges you’ll have an answer for them Picture Quote #1

Yeah, I’ve worked with a couple of female directors, now, and I think that they’re amazing. As good or better than guy directors Picture Quote #1

People who work with me think I should cut my hair. They say casting directors are less likely to hire me with long hair - that they don’t have imaginations and can’t picture me looking normal. People literally have conference calls about my head when I’m not around. I mean, obviously I would cut my hair for an amazing part Picture Quote #1

Skins’ had been a brilliant breeding ground for young actors, young directors and young writers. It was a safe environment to experiment; it tried new things, and it was an amazing time and amazing to be part of it Picture Quote #1

The thing is this: I’ve got an amazing career in England that couldn’t possibly get much better. I do the best theater around, I work at the National Theater, the Old Vic - which I’m sure you’ve heard of because it’s the one Kevin Spacey runs - and I play the most amazing roles and work with the most amazing directors Picture Quote #1

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There are many amazing female directors that made work in more skewed times, so we should be thankful for the boundaries they pushed through Picture Quote #1

In France, I am so free. I have more freedom than most American directors could dare to even imagine Picture Quote #1

I like so many different directors: Scorsese, Coppola, Cassavetes, Jarmusch, Gus van Sant, Woody Allen and the greats like Fellini, Bergman, Tarkovsky and among current filmmakers von Trier, Ang Lee, Wong Kar-wai Picture Quote #1

Sometimes, directors are afraid to stop shooting, because the second you stop and say, We got it, and move on, you’ll never get another chance. And they’re terrified to get in the cutting room and not be happy. So they just keep shooting Picture Quote #1

Good directors don’t answer questions with their work. They generate debate and create discussion Picture Quote #1

I’m thinking about directing, but I know it’s a lot of work and I appreciate what directors do and I would like to be good at it. The opportunity has presented itself four to five times, and I usually said no because of the script Picture Quote #1

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There’s more emphasis on art and culture in Europe than there is in the United States and I think that a lot of American directors and writers are just trying to copy other American horror films, they don’t pick up much in the way that European filmmakers do Picture Quote #1

I personally want to work with great directors and great actors. My thing is about being inspired. You want money to come, but money doesn’t always come with great art. At the end of the day, it’s about being satisfied with yourself as a human being. It’s important to me to try to make that happen Picture Quote #1

Our memories are convenient lies we create, cribbing images from others’ experiences. We discard the personal specifics which don’t conform to the ideal conventional beauty created by art directors and cinematographers Picture Quote #1

Art directors speak in pictures. If you want an art director to understand what you’re saying, you need to draw some lines and circles on a piece of paper Picture Quote #1

It’s an extreme to go from an artist like myself to a commercial artist with art directors looking over your shoulder, or any other knucklehead telling you what your art should look like Picture Quote #1

I’m very manipulative towards directors. My theory is that everyone on the set is directing the film, we’re all receiving art messages from the universe on how we should do the film Picture Quote #1

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I’ve been lucky enough to work with some of the best TV directors there are, and I’ve learned from how they had to handle when things don’t go quite according to plan (Directors Quotes) I’ve never been difficult to anybody or with anybody on a picture. Especially when you’re in that nice status of hierarchy of actors and actresses who get to approve directors. Because once you make that choice, it’s my belief that the director’s boss. (Directors Quotes) People think that the directors direct actors. No. Really, what the director’s doing is directing the audience’s eye through the film. (Directors Quotes) There are directors that I want to work with and that I admire. You can love a script, but if it doesn’t have a good director, it won’t be that. (Directors Quotes) My biggest advice for women writer/directors is to always be attempting to make work that avoids pandering to the conceptions that the industry has put in place for women directors. (Directors Quotes) Once there are more African Americans and Asian Americans behind the scenes as producers, writers, and directors, I think more inclusive casting will happen. (Directors Quotes) I love writing. Given a choice, after directing for all these years, and if given an army of talented directors, I would not direct at all. (Directors Quotes) I went without health insurance until ‘Roger and Me,’ basically - from about age 20 till about age 35. With ‘Roger and Me,’ I joined the Directors Guild and the Writers Guild, and since then I’ve had excellent health care managed by the union. (Directors Quotes) You know, the dirty secret in the Director’s Guild is that the average life expectancy of Director’s Guild members is 57 years old. The stress level is so high and directors are generally really out of shape, cause they sit in the chair and they eat craft service. (Directors Quotes) If you’re not prepared, and you’re not passionate, and you don’t push yourself to a level of human exhaustion on every level, mentally and physically and creatively... I’ve seen directors who approach it casually, and they do somehow maintain better hours... but I could never be that guy. I am up and editing all night. (Directors Quotes) You can work really hard on your physicality, on your craft, on the films you do. You can choose the best of directors, the best of productions, get the best technicians, you can put your entire body and soul into the making of a film, but at the end of the day, it all depends on the mood of that one audience member that goes into that theater. (Directors Quotes) In general, we like to shoot Breaking Bad like a modern day Western, and Sergio Leone is one of my all-time favorite directors. (Directors Quotes) If directors, actors and writers have the ability to drop their alpha-male egos, you will always get better work. In terms of my own demands, I actually want fewer lines. If I can lose a line and do it with my face, I’d rather do that. (Directors Quotes) Getting back in the directors chair - there’s a sense of like doing something every year. It’s not like riding a bike, you’re always learning new things, you’re gonna face new challenges and when you face new challenges you’ll have an answer for them. (Directors Quotes) Yeah, I’ve worked with a couple of female directors, now, and I think that they’re amazing. As good or better than guy directors. (Directors Quotes) People who work with me think I should cut my hair. They say casting directors are less likely to hire me with long hair - that they don’t have imaginations and can’t picture me looking normal. People literally have conference calls about my head when I’m not around. I mean, obviously I would cut my hair for an amazing part. (Directors Quotes) Skins’ had been a brilliant breeding ground for young actors, young directors and young writers. It was a safe environment to experiment; it tried new things, and it was an amazing time and amazing to be part of it. (Directors Quotes) The thing is this: I’ve got an amazing career in England that couldn’t possibly get much better. I do the best theater around, I work at the National Theater, the Old Vic - which I’m sure you’ve heard of because it’s the one Kevin Spacey runs - and I play the most amazing roles and work with the most amazing directors. (Directors Quotes) There are many amazing female directors that made work in more skewed times, so we should be thankful for the boundaries they pushed through. (Directors Quotes) In France, I am so free. I have more freedom than most American directors could dare to even imagine. (Directors Quotes) I like so many different directors: Scorsese, Coppola, Cassavetes, Jarmusch, Gus van Sant, Woody Allen and the greats like Fellini, Bergman, Tarkovsky and among current filmmakers von Trier, Ang Lee, Wong Kar-wai. (Directors Quotes) Sometimes, directors are afraid to stop shooting, because the second you stop and say, We got it, and move on, you’ll never get another chance. And they’re terrified to get in the cutting room and not be happy. So they just keep shooting. (Directors Quotes) Good directors don’t answer questions with their work. They generate debate and create discussion. (Directors Quotes) I’m thinking about directing, but I know it’s a lot of work and I appreciate what directors do and I would like to be good at it. The opportunity has presented itself four to five times, and I usually said no because of the script. (Directors Quotes) There’s more emphasis on art and culture in Europe than there is in the United States and I think that a lot of American directors and writers are just trying to copy other American horror films, they don’t pick up much in the way that European filmmakers do. (Directors Quotes) I personally want to work with great directors and great actors. My thing is about being inspired. You want money to come, but money doesn’t always come with great art. At the end of the day, it’s about being satisfied with yourself as a human being. It’s important to me to try to make that happen. (Directors Quotes) Our memories are convenient lies we create, cribbing images from others’ experiences. We discard the personal specifics which don’t conform to the ideal conventional beauty created by art directors and cinematographers. (Directors Quotes) Art directors speak in pictures. If you want an art director to understand what you’re saying, you need to draw some lines and circles on a piece of paper. (Directors Quotes) It’s an extreme to go from an artist like myself to a commercial artist with art directors looking over your shoulder, or any other knucklehead telling you what your art should look like. (Directors Quotes) I’m very manipulative towards directors. My theory is that everyone on the set is directing the film, we’re all receiving art messages from the universe on how we should do the film. (Directors Quotes)

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