“Songs are pretty easy. They are small, they are modular, they are about as big as a bagel. They are easy to build. Films are overwhelming in their magnitude and scope. By comparison, a lot of film directors wish they were writing songs because you can do it while getting your hair cut.” WritingBigsFilmSongWishEasyCan DoCuttingHairDirectorsComparisonOverwhelmingYou Can Do ItScopeMagnitudeWriting SongsFilm DirectorsBagelsHair Cut Author:Tom Waits
“One final thing a director needs: The ability to say 'I am wrong' or 'I was wrong.' Not as easy as it sounds. But in many situations, these 3 words, honestly spoken, will save the day.” NeedsEasySoundAbilitySituationDirectorsFinalsHonestly Author:Elia Kazan
“It might sound crazy, but filming in a conflict zone, in Afghanistan, and being a female filmmaker was the easy part. I found people open and understanding of the importance and beauty of filmic storytelling. I never had to explain why Jake Bryant, my Director of Photography, and I were climbing up a ladder to get a high shot, or running ahead to get an arrival shot, or filming weeks after weeks, months after months, collecting so much material. The process was respected and honored.” PeopleMightRunningFoundEasyProcessUnderstandingSoundWeekCrazyMaterialsMonthsDirectorsConflictPhotographyShotsFemaleImportanceStorytellingFilmmakerZoneClimbingAfghanistanHonoredLaddersCollectingArrivalsJakeClimbing Up Author:Pietra Brettkelly
“Producers don't like the director who ignores their opinion - but I always try not to be the nicest person when making a movie. It's easy to do that. Just say 'Yes sir', "Alright', 'Okay' - but they're not seeing the movie because if they can, they should be directing the movie.” IfsShouldTryingPersonsEasyOpinionSeeingDirectorsOkayProducersAlright Author:Ryuhei Kitamura
“It's incredibly easy as a director to be egotistical. Of course, it is because you have 200 people on set every day listening to your every word and whatever you say goes, and that can be slightly corrupting. And actually, to be a good director, you have to take ego out of it, because hopefully what you've done is surrounded yourself with brilliant people. Let them be brilliant and you just shepherd that and marshal that and hopefully guide it however you can, but definitely not to the extent that you're overbearing.” PeopleDoneCoursesEasyListeningDirectorsEgoGuidesBrilliantHopefullyShepherdsEgotisticalGood DirectorsOverbearingWhatever You Say Author:Dan Mazer
“I was working with actors who were very easy to work with, but I can just imagine how, with all the other decision-making problems that come up along the way, in addition to that, the whole point of what your doing is following performance and character development. You're building your story with those building blocks, and it is not easy. I've only come out with more respect for directors, from this.” WayI CanWholeCharacterStoriesProblemActorsEasyDecisionImagineBuildingDevelopmentDirectorsPerformancesCome UpFollowingBlockDecision MakingCharacter DevelopmentBuilding Blocks Author:Rick Heinrichs
“Working with Joe [Kosinski], definitely. I loved working with Joe. For a guy who doesn't really come from the fiction world - he comes from advertising and architecture - he's extremely easy-going and very calm. He's extremely detailed, but a very generous and fun director to work with. He really encouraged me to find the fun in the part and to have fun with it.” WorldGuyFunEasyFictionDirectorsCalmArchitectureAdvertisingHaving FunGenerousEasy Going Author:James Frain
“I also really loved the friendship between these two women, and watching these two very different women working in this gritty male environment. That was really the reason that I wanted to be a part of it. And, I went in and met with the producer and the director that did the pilot, Mike Robin, and read with them. And then, I did a read with Angie Harmon, who was already cast. From the moment we read together, it just clicked. It was as easy as that.” TwoDifferentReasonMomentsWantedTogetherEasyEnvironmentMetsDirectorsMalesCastsProducersPilotsMikeRobins Author:Sasha Alexander
“I think it's very easy to get caught up and think that how many hits you get in a magazine because you were seen out somewhere has anything to do with a director's opinion of you, and whether they could use you or not.” ThinkingUseEasyOpinionDirectorsCaughtMagazinesCaught UpEasy To Get Author:Lisa Kudrow
“I think being partnered with C. Wonder as their creative director and also getting to kind of educate her on how to mix prints and how to incorporate color into her wardrobe and how to go from an easy silhouette to using some of our accessories to cinch her waist or make it more cocktail - I think will be really, really fun.” ThinkingKindFunEasyWonderCreativeColorDirectorsPrintEducateWardrobeCocktailsAccessoriesSilhouettes Author:Brad Goreski
“When your set is led by a great guy and visionary like Director Tim Miler and a true superstar talent like Reynolds who's so easy to connect and improv with it allows it to be a lot of fun along the way.” WayGuyFunEasyTalentDirectorsVisionariesSuperstarGreat Guy Author:Kyle Cassie
“Any film that you see is never just the director. If it's a film that you love, it's not so easy to say, "Oh it's directed by this person - that means everything that person directs is going be wonderful."” IfsMeanPersonsFilmEasyWonderfulDirectors Author:Vin Diesel
“I have never played a superhero in real life and I would imagine it is very different Voiceover is super easy. You just come in and do a bunch of versions of it and then the animators and directors on that side of the movie put your performance together.” DifferentRealTogetherEasySidesImagineDirectorsPerformancesReal LifeBunchVersionsSuperheroAnimator Author:Jeremy Sisto
“I also think it's still easy for us - as women, as writers and as directors and producers - to let it fall into the same patterns. Like, "and then the woman brings in the food, because the woman's the one who makes food." It's easy for that to happen, because that's what we've always known.” ThinkingStillsHappensFallEasyKnownDirectorsPatternsProducers Author:Mary Elizabeth Ellis