“When actors give their input, it can be very ego-driven, and directors are scared of that.” GivingActorsDirectorsEgoScaredDrivenInput Author:Michael Pitt
“I was well aware of that when I heard they were remaking 'Total Recall.' My first reaction was: 'Ewww, really okay?' And the director said you should really look at it, the script is good. I had already done a remake. I had just finished 'Fright Night.' When I heard about that being remade, I had a whole ego thing... remake?. 'That is so uncool! I loved the original, I can't possibly do that.” ShouldFirstsWellsLooksSaidI CanDoneWholeNightHeardDirectorsEgoOkayOriginalsScriptsFinishedReactionsRecallsFrightRemakesUncoolTotal Recall Author:Colin Farrell
“I think the dictator director is based upon stories from the past. I don't think anyone would put up with it now. There are a lot of people on a film set with egos. So, to be completely authoritarian, you'd probably have to have a reputation like Kurosowa or somebody to get away with it.” PeopleThinkingStoriesPastFilmDirectorsEgoReputationGet AwayDictatorFilm Set Author:Colin Firth
“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
“The best thing that I learned from the best directors that I worked with is that the best answer wins. They are ego-less when it comes to doing the most important thing.” ImportantWinningAnswersDirectorsEgoImportant ThingsBest Things Author:Don Cheadle
“Film works when a director and a star have a connection. You know, when there's something telekinetic between them, there's a partnership, it's like alter egos. It's like James Stewart and Alfred Hitchcock, or Fellini and Mastroianni. I'm not comparing, I'm just saying, if you can come into a relationship where the director and star have such a bond, it's so much easier to make a movie.” IfsKnowsFilmStarsEasierDirectorsEgoConnectionsComparePartnershipJust SayingHitchcockAlter Ego Author:Nicolas Winding Refn