“An office party is not, as is sometimes supposed, the Managing Director's chance to kiss the tea-girl. It is the tea-girl's chance to kiss the Managing Director (however bizarre an ambition this may seem to anyone who has seen the Managing Director face on).” MaySometimesSeemsFacesGirlChancePartyBusinessDirectorsKissingOfficeAmbitionTeaBizarre Author:Katharine Whitehorn
“I definitely want to direct. This is just another learning experience for me, to get a chance to hear the questions and concerns the directors have, some of their fears. It's a team sport. You have to give everybody what they need so they are able to perform at their best.” WantNeedsGivingAbleSportsChanceTeamDirectorsConcernDirectLearning ExperienceSports Team Author:Michael B. Jordan
“A strong film director does leave you to your devices. A strong director allows you to be free and you trust that he's there and he will tell you if you've gone too far. A strong director allows you to be much more experimental and take greater chances than a director who isn't secure within himself.” IfsDoeFilmStrongChanceGoneGreaterDirectorsSecureDevicesFilm Directors Author:Elizabeth Taylor
“I'm happy to have a physical part in 'High Tension,' in 'Hereafter,' and in a lot of French movies and Belgian movies. But its not by chance directors choose me for physical parts. I like to do that. I like to tell a story also with the body. It's important, because you can tell a lot of things.” ImportantStoriesBodyChanceDirectorsTensionHereafterBelgiansChoose MeFrench Movies Author:Cecile de France
“When you have your chance to make a film, don't focus on pleasing everyone. I think the goal is to live in that sweet spot where you focus on making a good film and you have fun with your collaborators, but you don't waste your energy chasing approval every which way. When you have a vision and a good story and you've managed to raise funding, it is your approval as a director that everyone should be seeking. It's very simple.” ThinkingWayShouldStoriesFilmEnergyFunGoalChanceSimpleVisionFocusSweetDirectorsWasteRaisesSeekingSpotsHaving FunApprovalChasingFundingGood StoryCollaboratorsGood FilmsPleasing Everyone Author:Jennifer Phang
“Directors like William Friedkin (Killer Joe), Steven Soderbergh (Magic Mike) and Lee Daniels (The Paperboy) got in touch with me and wanted me to be part of their films. That was a whole new chapter for me. I didn’t chase any of those films and it made me think that I was right to take a chance, say no to the kind of thing I had grown tired of doing, and wait until something good came around. And it did.” ThinkingKindMadeWholeWantedFilmWaitingChanceMagicDirectorsTiredKillersChaptersMikeTake A ChanceMagic Mike Author:Matthew McConaughey
“As a filmmaker, it's about surviving and lasting. So many talented people that I've known in my life - directors and writers - just haven't made it and haven't had a chance.” PeopleMadeChanceKnownHavensDirectorsMade ItFilmmakerLastingSurviving Author:John Carpenter
“I'm happy that my films were discovered by chance by foreign film festivals. That makes me realise more that there is a world outside Japan too. For me, it's an occasion to meet many people and to experience directly the response of international audiences to my films. But for me as a director, my attitude towards making films hasn't changed with the fame. I feel it's not good to change as a person anyway” PeopleWorldFeelsPersonsFilmChanceAttitudeAudienceChangedFameDirectorsResponseInternationalOccasionsJapanRealisingFestivalsMy AttitudeFilm Festivals Author:Takashi Miike
“The good part of working in TV is it's like being a studio director in old Hollywood and approaching different genres. It's a chance to try out different styles.” TryingDifferentChanceStyleTvsDirectorsHollywoodStudiosGenreDifferent StylesDifferent GenresOld Hollywood Author:Mary Harron