Director Quotes - page 37

My career is based primarily upon finding a balance with a director and their vision, and that means sublimating my own personal ego toward their material. (Robert Richardson)
And I think one way or another it's evident to those who work with me that as a writer, a director, a friend, as somebody's there that's very anxious to get the movie made. View quote
Robert Towne
I think one of the major things a director has to do is to know his subject matter, the subject matter of his script, know the truth and the reality of it. That's very important. View quote
Robert Wise
Masood Ahmed brings to the position of director of external relations extensive experience gained in a range of senior positions in international finance and development. View quote
Rodrigo Rato
I'm a writer and director, and the movie I've seen a million times is 'Stardust Memories' by Woody Allen, starring Woody Allen and Charlotte Rampling. View quote
Roman Coppola
The director is the ultimate creative arbiter of what's going to happen. And as a director myself, you really appreciate collaborating with people who are trying to help you find what you need and what you want. View quote
Roman Coppola
On Darjeeling, I was on set every day and I acted as the second unit director and a producer on that film. I was there throughout the whole process. On Moonrise Kingdom, I showed up for one day. View quote
Roman Coppola
The last thing a director needs is an actress who feels an ownership towards a particular character. View quote
Romola Garai
I mean he's a very famous director... they're not going to put their... and he's very tough, he doesn't like interference at all, so he kept them at bay. View quote
Ronald Harwood
Sometimes a great director will do a bad job and an okay director will do a great job. You never know. View quote
Ronald Meyer
Well, I wasn't just kind of standing in a queue at McDonald's and someone sat down and said, 'You're the director of a $100 million Hollywood movie.' I've been working in commercials for ten years. (Rupert Sanders)
You either are a good director or you're not. View quote
Rebecca Hall
Whenever I'm in theatre situations I will go out of my way not to talk about my father, but in the film world I can be really proud of my family and say, 'You know what: my dad's a really, really famous theatre director,' because nobody has any idea. View quote
Rebecca Hall
I would say that maybe directors who act as well are easier with actors. I'm not saying that all directors have this, but sometimes you'll come across a director who sort of looks at an actor a bit like a kind of untrained horse that's been let out of the stable, like they might buck him. View quote
Rebecca Hall
I love it when the director says, 'Rebel, just do whatever you want.' I'm, like, 'Yes! View quote
Rebel Wilson
So when I got the chance to do my first talk show, 50 years ago last month, I never had any writers. There was no budget - it was just me and the camera and my friend who was the director. I talked about what I'd done that week. View quote
Regis Philbin
When I came to England, the first director I met was Charles Sturridge, who told me, 'You speak like somebody out of the 1950s. View quote
Richard E. Grant
I often wonder when I make a film - I'm thinking of making a film of the Buddha - and I often wonder: If Buddha had all the elements that are given to a director - if he had music, if he had visuals, if he had a video camera - would we get Buddhism better? View quote
Shekhar Kapur
Appearing in 'Legally Blonde' has helped me find my inner girl, although at the beginning the director was constantly telling me off for sitting like a boy, with my legs apart, while wearing a cocktail dress and heels! View quote
Sheridan Smith
Every actress has a line she'll draw, where she'll say, 'This I will do and this I won't.' For me, everything has to be important to the story and the director has to be able to tell me why. View quote
Sheryl Lee
I'd love to direct a film, but I don't think I have the temperament for it. I'm very hyper, and I want things to be done ASAP. If I turn director, I might end up killing my actors. (Shilpa Shetty)
I worked with Roger Moore on three episodes of 'The Saint.' He is a lovely man, a good director, and was my favourite actor to work with. View quote
Shirley Eaton
Not at all, I wanted to go into medicine. I took science in college. But my dad was a Producer - Director in Kannada films, and someone saw me, and one thing led to another. View quote
Soundarya
When you're artistic director of a program, you present the music you want to present. View quote
Stanley Crouch
I think of myself as a meat-and-potatoes kind of director. View quote
Stanley Donen