Director Quotes

I had never thought of myself as a director and found out that I was not. I am a writer who was able to direct the films that I write.

I wouldn't not want to be a director and write as I wouldn't not to want to be a writer and direct movies.

Most actors are insecure enough already without having a director who adds to that.

I always think that a director who knows about the technical side, but cares about the acting performances and casting as well, is ahead of the game.

How people are around a director, it really does affect everything, every detail of the life of the movie.

I got my dailies every day, although I couldn't always look at them because I was usually preparing for the next day's shoot, both as an actress and as the director.

I think of myself as a problem-solver. I want to go in and help the director and the writer to get the best they can out of the text they're working with.

For a director and a producer to be named on the writing credits is practically unheard of.

Burt Lancaster was largely responsible for me becoming a director.

What happens is things come to you - director, script - and if you respond to it, it's because it's tapping into some part of what's inside you, and different roles tap into different parts.

But things such as 'Harry Potter', all I can do is shape my character, seek the director's approval on that, and basically take it from there. Professor Flitwick in 'Harry Potter', I kind of defined how I saw him from reading the book, and luckily that matched up with the director's vision.

I don't come in with any preconceived ideas, and although I will have done some preparation, I can go which way the director wants.

As a director, you try to find what is creative.

A director in Hollywood in my time couldn't do what he wanted to do.

It became very clear to the director that it would be foolish not to use our friendship. I had tried to talk to him about it because all the relationships in the film are so, not negative, but antagonistic. There's not a lot of love going around.

For any director with a little lucidity, masterpieces are films that come to you by accident.

Any time you talk about the look of the film, it's not just the director and the director of photography. You have to include the costume designer and the production designer.

I mean, this whole digital revolution is really eroding the director's importance on a movie because, number one, just from a practical standpoint, with floppy disks and the ability to put all of the film onto a disk, more people have access to the movie.

The first work of the director is to set a mood so that the actor's work can take place, so that the actor can create. And in order to do that, you have to communicate, communicate with the actors. And direction is about communication on all levels.

There was always a part of me that wanted to be an old-time director. But I couldn't do that. I'm not a pro.

I feel fine, I don't care who the director is. All you have to do is know what your doing - all of us - everybody in the business - that's all you ask anyone - you know your job, I know mine, let's go do it.

As a director, I also get to sit and watch actors and learn from them in a way that I don't get to do when I'm just acting.

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.

Film's hard when you don't have any relationship with the director at all and you just show up. Then you really are just a gun for hire.

Every film you work on is different, and that's part of what it's like for anybody who works on a film, is to learn how to work with others. Learn from top to bottom. Actors have to learn how to work with the director and the director has to learn how to work with actors, and that's not just those two departments.

I owe Bankhead a gift; she made a director out of me.

I think I have more of a director's brain than an actor's brain, in a way.

Since stepping down as laboratory director in 1999, I have devoted an increasing fraction of my time to international issues. I am involved with energy, environment, and sustainability issues, particularly as they involve new energy sources free of greenhouse gases.

Time management is a big part of the director's job.

I love the first two X-Men movies because I thought that Bryan Singer did such a great job. He elevated that whole genre. He's a very talented director.