“I'm always looking for a way to surprise audiences. That's, I feel, my job as a director. I felt that Amy Adams playing a tough woman in 'The Fighter' was a surprise. People saw her as a princess.” PeopleWayFeelsJobsFeltAudienceSawsDirectorsToughSurpriseFighterPrincessAmyTough Women Author:David O. Russell
“I always felt that the telefilm directors made wonderful films, which are even better than the big screen movies, but never got enough opportunities to showcase their talents on the big screens.” MadeEnoughBigsFilmOpportunityFeltWonderfulTalentDirectorsScreensBig ScreenShowcase Author:Arin Paul
“I always felt, and still feel, one of my best strengths as a director is having been an actor for a long time. Nobody knows actors and their insecurities and strengths and everything more than somebody who's done it before.” KnowsFeelsLongStillsDoneActorsFeltStrengthDirectorsLong TimeInsecurityNobody KnowsBest Strength Author:Paul Feig
“I've always felt it's the directors purview to say what; it's the actor's purview to say how. It's not good for an actor to have the big picture in mind - it bollocks you up. An actor's purview is the tiny little... We measure our performance in seconds.” MindLittlesBigsActorsFeltDirectorsPerformancesTinySecondsBig Picture Author:William H. Macy
“I've always been passionately in love with movies, to such a degree that even as a young person of about nineteen or twenty I thought maybe I would try to become a film director. The reason I didn't do it was because I felt I didn't have the right personality. At that time in my life, I was mortally shy.” TryingPersonsReasonFilmYoungFeltPersonalityDirectorsDegreesTwentiesShyRight PersonNineteenFilm Directors Author:Jonathan Lethem
“It's interesting for me to do the commentary with the actors because, as a director, you're so in your own world that you see it from your perspective, your issues and what you were trying to do, and then it's really very fun to hear their perspective on how it was to do a particular scene or how they felt, and sometimes, I didn't even know that, at the time.” KnowsWorldTryingSometimesActorsFunFeltInterestingIssuesParticularPerspectiveSceneDirectorsCommentary Author:Catherine Hardwicke
“There are people who just collect a bunch of footage and then edit it later. You definitely feel more protected when a director is moving on when you've actually felt something happen and you know they're watching intently.” PeopleKnowsFeelsHappensMovingFeltDirectorsThings HappenBunchProtectedEdits Author:Matt Damon
“I've never acted before in a movie I've directed. This felt like the time to do it just because the " Leaves of Grass" movie itself is so much of a platform for the lead actor. It's really written for an exciting performance and it really depends on the audience watching an extraordinary actor having a great time pulling off this feat. It makes sense to me as a director to act in support of that.” ActorsFeltSupportAudienceWrittenDependsDirectorsPerformancesExcitingExtraordinaryMake SenseGrassPlatformsPullingGreat TimesFeatsLeaves Of Grass Author:Edward Norton
“I'm completely surrounded, not only my father, but also my three brothers, and Sergio, my husband, all four of them work in film. Some are writers, or directors, or cinematographers, all of them. I'm surrounded by men that make films, so much that at some point I felt there was no more room in the family for another filmmaker.For many years I was only working as novelist or writing screenplays for others to direct.” MenWritingYearsFilmThreeFatherFeltRoomsFourBrotherDirectorsHusbandDirectNovelistsFilmmakerMy HusbandScreenplaysCinematographersThree Brothers Author:Lucia Puenzo
“I'm friends with [David] Fincher. [James] Cameron gives me advice. I know a fair amount of directors who have been through it, and they all felt pretty confident that I would be fine when I got my shot. So their confidence made me feel confident.” KnowsGivingFeelsHas BeensMadeWould BeFeltAdviceFineAmountDirectorsShotsFairsGive MeCameron Author:Timothy Miller
“I always felt more like a girl than a boy, I don't know. Music was very important to me, movies were not important. I was not dreaming of becoming a film director.” KnowsImportantDreamFilmGirlFeltBoysBecomingDirectorsFilm Directors Author:Lukas Moodysson
“It felt really nice to not have anybody talking about numbers, and no one is talking about ratings. From my experience, it felt like there was one person running the ship and it felt like there was space for Jenji to be at the helm. That's not what I've experienced in television before. It felt more akin to an interesting movie, where there were producers who were really excited by the work and wanted to make space for the director's vision to be sort of shared with an audience. It felt more cohesive.” PersonsRunningWantedFeltSpaceInterestingNumbersTalkingVisionAudienceNiceTelevisionDirectorsExcitedShipsProducersReally NiceRatingHelm Author:Taylor Schilling
“I know that I've definitely found what I should be doing with my life. In my life, as far as my career goes, I always felt, as an actor, that it was something that would just be a temporary thing that would get me to what I wanted to do next. That's what my acting did. I really feel that I'm a much better director than I was an actor.” KnowsFeelsShouldWantedNextActorsFoundFeltActingCareersDirectorsTemporary Author:Steve Antin
“I really like the director [for Weeds]. I don't know if you've spoken to him yet but he's really, really intelligent. He was just really kind when I met him and nice and really told me why I should play the part...and kind of really didn't argue with him. He's just really, really smart and assembled these really great people. I felt like he really knows how to enlist his intelligence to get you - I don't know - he's really hard to argue with I find.” PeopleIfsKnowsShouldKindHardPlayFeltKnow HowNiceMetsDirectorsSmartIntelligentArguingWeedReally GreatGreat PeopleReally Smart Author:Mary-Louise Parker
“And as a first time director I needed to work with someone that I felt comfortable with, and that I could get along with. It was a perfect match [with Sam Rockwell]; I am so thrilled I got to work with him. He is a really nice and incredible guy.” FirstsGuyFeltPerfectNiceNeededDirectorsComfortableFirst TimeIncrediblesReally NicePerfect Match Author:Duncan Jones
“It was a really strange experience. It was very creative for Alejandro Amenábar. It was almost like it was the most I ever felt like I was helping someone paint. They had a very clear idea of what they wanted it to look like, sound like, be like. So, there was no operating outside the box. The only way to help him was to try to really be a part of his imagination and try to make it happen. He's a super kind and loving person. So, you wanted to help him. It just was none of my normal ways of helping a director work at all. So, it was a unique experience for me that way.” WayTryingLooksKindPersonsIdeasHelpingHappensWantedFeltSoundImaginationCreativeClearStrangeDirectorsNormalUniquePaintBoxesBarsMake It HappenAmenOutside The BoxLoving PersonUnique ExperiencesHelping Someone Author:Ethan Hawke
“I took photos from 1976 to when I left in 1993, primarily for Interview and a column I had called "Bob Colacello's Out" which Andy had conceived of. I've never taken a picture since, not even with my phone! It just felt too Andy Warhol to keep going around town taking photographs. And I never really thought of doing anything with them after I left the magazine until this great Art Director Sam Shahid about for or five years ago asked where all of the old photos were.” YearsArtLeftFeltTakenFiveDirectorsYears AgoTownsPhotographPhonesMagazinesInterviewsFive YearsKeep GoingBobGreat ArtColumnsWarholArt Director Author:Bob Colacello
“I knew [Jesse Owens'] name, but I really didn't remember what it is he had done, so I felt like I had to get refreshed. So I read the script and I realized like, wow, this is an incredible human being. I told my manager, however I had to do it, let me see the director; I got to play him.” HumansDonePlayRememberNamesFeltHuman BeingsDirectorsLet MeIncrediblesScriptsI RealizedManagersWow Author:Stephan James
“As a director, I hoped that I was able to help the actors by giving them the space and the respect they need and the trust. I gave them what I always felt I needed when I was working.” NeedsGivingHelpingAbleActorsFeltSpaceNeededDirectors Author:Angelina Jolie
“When I read the script [of Good Kill], it read like a science fiction film. And Andrew [writer/director Andrew Niccol] is known for sci-fi. But when I spoke to him, he said this picture was 100% factual, which blew my mind. I realized then how little I knew about the drone program. And I felt that, if I knew so little about it, there must be others who should be educated about what's going on.” IfsShouldMindLittlesSaidFilmFeltFictionKnownDirectorsProgramScience FictionScriptsI RealizedEducatedSpokesSci FiAndrewDronesFactual Author:Zoe Kravitz
“The casting director on the movie made me aware of her. She told me what to watch Starter For Ten, which I did and thought she was great in. She was just so charming and beautiful. But I felt she could probably look plain if we tried. And when I subsequently met with her, I was so charmed by her vulnerability and sweetness. Those were two qualities that were the most important for that character.” IfsLooksMadeTwoImportantCharacterBeautifulFeltQualityWatchesMetsDirectorsTenVulnerabilityCharmingSweetnessCastingCharmedStartersCasting Directors Author:Nicole Holofcener
“I guess I always knew going into the movie that casting that part would be difficult. Oliver just felt likeable. I felt it would be hard to dislike this man. I don't know why, but I'm sure other directors have felt the same when casting him. Oliver is goofy yet formidable, smart but likeable... I didn't want the character of Alex to be nasty or demonised. I wanted him to be struggling with his actions.” KnowsMenWantHardCharacterWould BeActionWantedFeltDifficultStruggleDirectorsSmartDislikeNastyCastingAlexFormidableGoofyLikeable Author:Nicole Holofcener
“This is many, many years ago. It was shortly after "Starman" I think. I don't know how close I was to getting the part. I met with [director] Penny Marshall and that's one that I knew would be a hit. It just felt hit-ish. But it's like you go to a store and you see a jacket and you go "I love that jacket" and you try it on and it's too big or too small for you and it's the only one they have. For some reason that part just didn't fit me.” ThinkingKnowsTryingYearsReasonBigsWould BeFeltKnow HowLike YouFitMetsDirectorsYears AgoStoresJacketsPennies Author:Jeff Bridges