“A music director cannot and should not be chosen on the basis of a first date. It is not so difficult to make a good impression with a single appearance, usually containing some of a conductor's party pieces, works they have performed successfully many times before.” ShouldFirstsDifficultPartyPiecesDirectorsBasesAppearanceImpressionChosenConductorContainingFirst Date Author:Leonard Slatkin
“It [moviemaking] is not really done on a yearly basis. It's about how the material, and when the material comes in. If you develop your material and the script comes in great and you can attach a director and a cast and go off and make it, then I could make, I don't know, six [movies] a year. Or I could make one. It really depends.” IfsKnowsYearsDoneMaterialsDependsDirectorsSixBasesScriptsCasts Author:Graham King
“Learn how to draw. It's the basis of what we [animation directors] do. Keep a sketchbook. Try making a very simple little film. Try and tell a story clearly and entertainingly. Study the way people move and animate move. Observe all you can, and try and capture that simply in a few lines on paper.” PeopleWayTryingLittlesStoriesFilmMovingLinesSimpleStudyDirectorsPaperDrawsBasesCaptureAnimationSketchbooks Author:John Musker
“You spend most of your time as a director trying to move forward with the movie. It happens on a daily basis, if not more than once a day, that you are struggling with budgetary constraints. Whereas when you're writing, the limitation that you have is your imagination. So it's decidedly non-pragmatic.” IfsWritingTryingHappensMovingImaginationStruggleDirectorsBasesMoving ForwardLimitationConstraintsPragmatic Author:Charlie Kaufman
“I do have more directorial control over animation, because it's like trial and error: If something doesn't work, you can always go back and change certain things. Whereas in live action, every day is a challenge, and you have to make decisions on an hourly basis. So in live action I have more freedom as a director, but in animation, I have more control over the final product.” IfsActionCertainChallengesDecisionProductsDirectorsBasesErrorsFinalsTrialsAnimationTrial And Error Author:Mamoru Oshii
“I don't really distinguish between a fictional hero and a real life hero as a basis for any comparison. To me, a hero is a hero. I like making pictures about people who have a personal mission in life or at least in the life of a story who start out with certain low expectations and then over achieve our highest expectations for them. That's the kind of character arc I love dabbling in as a director, as a filmmaker.” PeopleKindRealCharacterStoriesCertainAchieveHeroDirectorsHighestLowsExpectationsBasesMissionsReal LifeFilmmakerComparisonArcsMissions In LifeLow ExpectationsDabblingPersonal Mission Author:Steven Spielberg
“I've done documentaries and TV for six years but this was my first feature as director, so there were moments when I'd look around and was excited... but, of course, it was also very challenging on a day-to-day basis. And, of course, now that it's coming out people want to talk mostly to the actors.” PeopleWantYearsFirstsLooksDoneMomentsCoursesActorsChallengesTvsDirectorsSixBasesExcitedFeaturesComing OutDay To DayDocumentaries Author:Robert B. Weide