“My musical director, Mark Cherry, is the most wonderful person who ever lived on God's good green Earth. He's my director, he does the arrangements. Really, he does everything - including certain janitorial chores!” PersonsDoeEarthCertainWonderfulDirectorsMarkGreenMusicalIncludingArrangementsCherriesChoresGreen EarthWonderful Person Author:Brett Somers
“I mean, there are many other directors who are probably both more skilled and excited to adapt novels or work within certain genre conventions. I'd like to do that kind of work someday, but for better or worse I'm too drawn by my own material.” KindMeanCertainMy OwnNovelMaterialsDirectorsExcitedGenreSomedayConventions Author:Todd Solondz
“You hear stories about directors using manipulation to get actors to do certain things, but I think when you're working with professional actors, it's all about trust. They can do anything you want, it's just a matter of them understanding what you're looking for, and the reason why.” ThinkingWantMatterReasonStoriesCertainActorsUnderstandingCan DoDirectorsReason WhyManipulation Author:Darren Aronofsky
“Usually you talk about directors in terms of the way they choose camera lenses or a kind of light to create a certain effect. But to me the most valuable commodity for a movie to create is a feeling of life, and that's what A Hard Day's Night has in spades.” WayKindHardFeelingsLightNightCertainTermEffectsDirectorsCamerasValuableCommodityLensesSpadesHard DaysCamera Lenses Author:Michael Patrick Jann
“The hardest thing for everyone, for the writer, for the director and certainly for the actors, is not to panic when they're doing a certain line for the tenth time because everything ceases to be funny after it's been repeated.” CertainActorsLinesDirectorsCeaseHardestPanicHardest Thing Author:Ivan Reitman
“Every time you say yes to a film there's a certain percentage of your yes that has to do with the director, a certain percentage to do with the story, a certain percentage with the character, the location, etc.” CharacterStoriesFilmCertainDirectorsEtcLocationPercentages Author:Guy Pearce
“Not everyone is sold on crisis consultants. Linda Gray, assistant vice president and director of news and information at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, says that to a certain extent, the worse the crisis, the closer to home you should deal with it. .. You ought to be dealing with the crisis, not explaining things to somebody else.” ShouldHomeCertainPresidentDealsInformationOughtDirectorsNewsCrisisUniversityVicesGrayFloridaExplainingAssistantsVice PresidentConsultantsOrlandoExplaining Things Author:Linda Gray
“The quality of Korean actors is actually quite high. Their passion is overwhelming but not many platforms are available to cater to their creative needs. They're thirsty for something new and I think that's where I connect with them. They have vision. In certain sense many Korean actors have better vision than directors.” ThinkingNeedsCertainPassionActorsQualityVisionCreativeDirectorsAvailableSomething NewOverwhelmingPlatformsKoreanThirsty Author:Lee Yoon-ki
“In looking at Hollywood and its structure, the director controls the medium, and I want to be in control of certain things. I want to be able to get my own ideas and my own feelings out there, and the only way to do that is to be behind the camera.” WayWantIdeasFeelingsAbleCertainMy OwnBehindsDirectorsHollywoodCamerasStructureMediums Author:Jamie Foxx
“Actually I'd had a certain amount of experience in Europe in the inter-war period, as a banker, and I was also a member of the Board of Directors of the International Chamber of Commerce.” WarCertainAmountPeriodsDirectorsMembersEuropeInternationalBoardsCommerceChamberBankersBoard Of DirectorsChamber Of Commerce Author:W. Averell Harriman
“I think that for a lot of actors - especially American actors - to get line readings and to be told and have your director literally act out the part for you is sort of discouraging in a way. It's a very Eastern European thing to do - a lot of directors that I worked with in Russia did that as well. And, I never took that as an insult, as many actors tend to do. To me, I think it's just offering a certain energy - offering their flavor - and, instead of trying to sort of decode and communicate it to you, they just show you their flavor of what it should be.” ThinkingWayShouldTryingWellsShowsCertainReadingActorsEnergyLinesDirectorsCommunicateRussiaThings To DoInsultOfferingFlavorEasternDiscouraging Author:Jon Bernthal
“I watch movies all the time, so it's hard to pick certain specific directors that have inspired me in the aggregate.” HardCertainWatchesDirectorsPicksInspiredWatch Movie Author:Noah Baumbach
“I think Jesse [Zwick] is part of a new generation of director, because we'd be kidding ourselves if we did not acknowledge that there is this unsaid rule that the hero looks a certain way.” IfsThinkingWayLooksCertainGenerationsHeroDirectorsAcknowledgeNew GenerationUnsaid Author:Nate Parker
“It's hard to be surprised by a film. It's hard to be surprised by another actor or by a director when you've seen enough and been around. So when I am, or when I forget that I'm watching someone's movie, or when I don't know how someone made a certain turn that I didn't expect... You know, I'm in.” KnowsMadeHardEnoughFilmCertainTurnsActorsForgetKnow HowDirectors Author:Brad Pitt
“I used to get so worried that if a scene didn't go a certain way, then it was horrible. But then I realized that it was better to give the director options in the editing room than just being locked into how it's supposed to be.” IfsWayGivingUsedCertainRoomsSceneDirectorsI RealizedHorribleSupposed To BeWorriedLockedJust BeingEditing Author:Katie Holmes
“I feel that I have a certain amount of experience and I'm still learning so much. But a director's job is so vast; they have so much to do with the preparation. You have to be great with all kinds of personalities and you have to be very patient, there's a lot of skills I'm not sure if I have. So I don't know if I'm ready to direct, but who knows what the future has.” IfsKnowsFeelsKindStillsJobsCertainReadyPersonalityAmountDirectorsSkillsDirectPatientAll KindsPreparationNot Sure Author:Jason Statham
“There are certain directors where you know you're going to be good or you're not going to be there. There are people where you kind of know that if you miss the mark then it'll probably not be in the movie and that's very reassuring.” PeopleIfsKnowsKindCertainMissingDirectorsMarkBe GoodReassuring Author:Christopher Walken
“I don't want to rescind American directors but I think that European directors in general, because of the size of the nations in Europe are exposed to all different cultures, they can easily travel from one distinct culture to another in a matter of hours - you can drive for two weeks across the United States and you're in the same basic culture - so there is a certain breadth of understanding and sophistication that they bring to it and frankly, in some cases they are less expensive than American directors.” ThinkingWantTwoDifferentMatterStatesCertainCultureNationsUnderstandingHoursUnitedCasesUnited StatesWeekDirectorsEuropeSizeExpensiveExposedTwo WeeksSophisticationBreadthDifferent Cultures Author:Wes Craven
“Great directors can understand the staging in such a way that can make a scene come alive. Others have a certain way of pacing the scene.” WayCertainAliveSceneDirectorsPacingStaging Book:Al Pacino Source: Al Pacino
“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
“In comics, the writer is also the director in a certain way. So if this were a film, you wouldn't tell the cinematographer to make a good fight scene while you go and get a cup of coffee.” IfsWayFilmCertainFightingSceneDirectorsCoffeeCupsCoffee CupGood FightCinematographers Author:Max Bemis
“There's no director who wants to portray cheese puffs with a certain color that's going to make or break the commercial, in his opinion. We don't have to do that, so I don't miss it at all, really.” WantCertainOpinionBreakMissingColorDirectorsCheesePuffMake Or Break Author:Jamie Hyneman
“If you're a certain type of actor, then eventually stepping into a director's shoes is a natural transition. I've always been the actor who's very focused on the narrative, where my character is in the story, and how I can benefit the story. I've always had a technical aspect of what the lens is, how the camera is going to move, how I can feed the information the director applies within that move. If you're that type of actor, narrative-based, technically proficient, the next step is actually not that far.” IfsI CanCharacterStoriesMovingCertainNextActorsNaturalStepsInformationTypeDirectorsBenefitsAspectCamerasShoesFocusedNarrativeTransitionLensesNext Steps Author:Russell Crowe
“When somebody who makes movies for a living - either as an actor, writer, producer or director - lives to be a certain age, you have to admire them. It is an act of courage to make a film - a courage for which you are not prepared in the rest of life. It is very hard and very destructive. But we do it because we love it.” HardAgeFilmCertainActorsDirectorsPreparedAdmireProducersDestructiveActs Of CourageRest Of Life Author:John Carpenter
“If someone were to hire me for a film they'd be getting a certain kind of package, that's for sure, a certain set of tools. But I would listen to the director.” IfsKindFilmCertainDirectorsToolsPackages Author:Mike Patton
“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
“People have a different idea of how movies are made than they really are. On a certain level, everyone throws ideas into the hopper. It's not like the actors are wind-up dolls that you push out onto the floor, play with, then put back in the box. You get people around you who you trust; the writer, the producer, the director and all the actors all contribute.” PeopleMadeIdeasDifferentPlayCertainActorsLevelsWindDirectorsBoxesProducersDollsDifferent Ideas Author:Richard Gere
“I think that certain directors are better at choosing actors that match well with each other. And I have feelings about actors and who I think I'd work well with better moreso than others.” ThinkingWellsFeelingsCertainActorsDirectors Author:Kirsten Dunst
“We're not allowed in the cutting room - and that's extraordinary. So, when a director is asking for certain nuances and colours and we feel that they're phoney, but we do it because the director asks for it, that's the one that they pick in the cutting room. And I contend that when you see a movie with bad acting, don't blame the actor... blame those guys in the cutting room because they like that take.” FeelsGuyCertainActorsAsksRoomsActingCuttingDirectorsPicksAskingBlameExtraordinaryColourNuanceBad Acting Author:Dustin Hoffman
“Well, I think there was a time when I first started that there was such a thing called 'a woman's film' and there were certain scripts that women would make. But I think that's changed a lot now. I think that if a woman director walks into a room with a script, it doesn't really matter what the subject matter is, or the genre is, so long as the financiers feel that the woman has the skills to make the film.” IfsThinkingFeelsFirstsWellsLongMatterFilmCertainWalksRoomsSubjectsChangedDirectorsSkillsScriptsGenreSubject MatterGenre IsFinanciers Author:Gurinder Chadha
“I've come to the possible conclusion that being a comedic writer/director is like running track. You do it for a certain amount of time and then you have to stop. Or you at least have to accept that you're not going to be at the top of your game. And that's OK.” RunningCertainGamesAcceptingAmountDirectorsTrackConclusionComedicRunning Track Author:David Wain
“I place a higher value on work ethic than talent, because, in certain areas, you just need to cast, you need to cast actors with talent, you need to hire directors with talent, but I've worked with very talented people who have a poor work ethic, and the outcome is less desirable than people who are less talented and have an incredible work ethic.” PeopleNeedsCertainValuesActorsPoorTalentHigherDirectorsEthicsAreasIncrediblesCastsOutcomesWork EthicDesirable Author:Damon Lindelof
“It's rare that I'm working on a movie and that's the case. My goal is the same, ultimately at a certain point you give it to the director and their vision. You're there to support that vision.” GivingCertainGoalVisionCasesSupportDirectors Author:Charles Roven
“Certain directors are known for a certain kind of beauty; it becomes their signature.” KindCertainKnownDirectorsSignatures Author:Tom Ford
“I'm not experienced enough, or certain enough of my acting on the screen to say to a director, "You are wrong, I am right. I will only do it this way." I could never feel that, I wish I could be absolutely certain. But on the stage, it's different. I know where I am on the stage.” KnowsWayFeelsDifferentEnoughCertainWishActingStageDirectorsScreens Author:Ian Mckellen
“Having a good director is very important. It's crucial. When you do good work with a certain director, you want to work with them again, and hopefully vice versa.” WantImportantCertainDirectorsVicesHopefullyCrucialGood WorkVice VersaGood Directors Author:Giles Matthey
“I'm not interested in the director's commentary stuff. I think that stuff is really boring. And, if the director explains too much, it takes a certain mystery away from the interpretation that is very important for the audience to have. The audience should have their own interpretation.” IfsThinkingShouldImportantCertainStuffAudienceToo MuchMysteryDirectorsShould HaveBoringInterpretationNot InterestedCommentary Author:Joseph M. Kahn
“One thing is certain: the humility of faith, if it is followed by the proper consequences-by the acceptance of the work and sacrifice demanded by our providential task-will do far more to launch us into the full current of historical reality than the pompous rationalizations of politicians who think they are somehow the directors and manipulators of history.” IfsThinkingRealityCertainOne ThingSacrificeAcceptanceHumilityPoliticianDirectorsConsequenceTasksHistoricalCurrentsPompousManipulator Author:Thomas Merton
“As a film director and as film actors, you get used to a certain rhythm that's slow. But with TV, it's hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry. It's a different pace. So, it's about adjusting to the pace. It's not meant for everybody.” DifferentFilmUsedCertainActorsTvsDirectorsRhythmPaceAdjustingFilm DirectorsFilm Actors Author:Lee Daniels
“The choice that you really have is that you can go and work for TV which is so badly paid that you have to really churn them out which I think probably helps you develop certain muscles. I'm not sure though that you really want to have those muscles as a director.” ThinkingWantHelpingCertainChoicesTvsDirectorsPaidNot SureMuscles Author:Robert Schwentke
“I really like directors who give you a certain amount of autonomy because I think a lot about my characters and I think a lot about scenes and choices.” ThinkingGivingCharacterCertainChoicesAmountSceneDirectorsAutonomy Author:Sarah Gadon
“There's some things that you're passionate about as a director. You just know it has to be a certain way. The challenge is resolving those so everyone is happy and no one feels that they have not been heard.” KnowsWayFeelsCertainChallengesHeardDirectorsPassionate Author:Ricky Schroder
“If you're working with a director you trust, you can turn that part of you off that wants to direct other actors in a certain way.” IfsWayWantCertainTurnsActorsDirectorsDirect Author:Michael Cera
“I do think that we are sometimes, as directors, guilty of portraying or asking our actors to behave in certain ways that are perhaps not very morally acceptable. I'm not the only one.” ThinkingWaySometimesCertainActorsDirectorsAskingGuiltyBehaveAcceptablePortraying Author:Abbas Kiarostami