544 Quotes About Directors

My father was a film-maker. He always said he wanted to go like Humphrey Jennings, the legendary director who stepped backwards over a cliff while framing a better shot.

ADMIRABLY BOLD. There's something grand about the film's sincerity and the intensity of its emotions and something fresh and bold about the way director Gray uses the conventions of romantic melodrama.

Subtle, funny and touching, with a striking downbeat authenticity. Director Craig Zobel is the real thing.

Obviously there was Keith Haring and Robert Mapplethorpe, but Howard was on the brink of becoming a famous director - it didn't happen because he died.

I thought it was a huge conflict of interest to be the director and the subject - it's very sketchy territory to be in. I've seen what's happened to other directors who have done that.

There are so many elements that make a good film. You need a great director who's driving it.

I don't come to work as an actor. There are many directors who can direct without ever having acted and do a great job and connect with their actors and lead them to excellent performances without themselves having had an acting background.

I think it's possible to be free in a big production. It's the eye of the director and the actor and the story.

I always found something strangely paternal about the director-actor relationship. Actors want so much approval.