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Film Director Quotes

In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director Picture Quote #1

I think a good director casts a film so that the actors bring a lot to the table Picture Quote #1

My ideal role would be the lead in a film with a director that I really appreciate and admire Picture Quote #1

The irony of a director going to film festivals is you never get to see any of the films Picture Quote #1

No two directors make the same film the same way Picture Quote #1

I like the anonymity that directors can have about their films Picture Quote #1

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I think film, to me, as a director, is about telling a story Picture Quote #1

A good [film] director is talented, imaginative, and does his homework Picture Quote #1

A film is the director’s medium. The theater is an actor’s Picture Quote #1

The director is the only person who knows what the film is about 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

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

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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 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

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 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

All film directors, whether famous or obscure, regard themselves as misunderstood or underrated. Because of that, they all lie. They’re obliged to overstate their own importance 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

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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

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

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

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

It never occurred to me to be a film director, partly because I hadn’t seen a single film by a female director, but I liked the idea of being a writer moving to Hollywood and being unhappy; that sounded romantic and fabulous to me Picture Quote #1

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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

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

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In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director (Film Director Quotes) I think a good director casts a film so that the actors bring a lot to the table (Film Director Quotes) My ideal role would be the lead in a film with a director that I really appreciate and admire (Film Director Quotes) The irony of a director going to film festivals is you never get to see any of the films (Film Director Quotes) No two directors make the same film the same way (Film Director Quotes) I like the anonymity that directors can have about their films (Film Director Quotes) I think film, to me, as a director, is about telling a story (Film Director Quotes) A good [film] director is talented, imaginative, and does his homework (Film Director Quotes) A film is the director’s medium. The theater is an actor’s. (Film Director Quotes) The director is the only person who knows what the film is about (Film 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. (Film 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. (Film 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. (Film 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. (Film 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. (Film 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. (Film Director Quotes) All film directors, whether famous or obscure, regard themselves as misunderstood or underrated. Because of that, they all lie. They’re obliged to overstate their own importance. (Film 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. (Film 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. (Film 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?’ (Film Director Quotes) I guess you could say I’m like a film director but my movies have only one frame (Film Director Quotes) I had become a film director because I thought I could express something in an artful way (Film Director Quotes) I’m more prone to anarchy than I am to control - even though I’m a film director (Film Director Quotes) It never occurred to me to be a film director, partly because I hadn’t seen a single film by a female director, but I liked the idea of being a writer moving to Hollywood and being unhappy; that sounded romantic and fabulous to me. (Film 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. (Film 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. (Film 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. (Film 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. (Film 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. (Film 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. (Film Director Quotes)

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