“I never thought being the producer was being the dictator. It means being the director and being the coach. It's a way of keeping everybody focused on the goal, and also having final say. Everybody can be in the same car, but somebody has to drive.” WayMeanGoalCarDirectorsFinalsFocusedCoachesProducersDictator Author:Paul Stanley
“Not many French producers work the American way. In France, the director decides everything, he has final cut. I'm trying to do things differently, without the Luc Besson solution.” WayTryingCuttingDirectorsSolutionsFinalsProducersFrance Author:Thomas Langmann
“I have a final word of advice to our students. If you work very, very hard, this is the kind of actor, writer and director you may turn out to be, and if you work extra hard, this is the kind of person you may turn out to be.” IfsKindMayPersonsHardTurnsActorsAdviceStudentsDirectorsFinalsExtrasFinal WordsWords Of Advice Author:Alan Alda
“I love producing. My dream as a producer is to be able to build a company that can be a safe haven for artists, for directors and for writers and actors to do what they do best and let them have final edit. I'd like to build something to that effect.” DreamAbleArtistActorsCompanyEffectsHavensDirectorsSafeFinalsProducersEditsSafe Haven Author:Brittany Murphy
“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
“Director Michelle MacLaren is the John Cage of this malevolent silence, able to wield it as precisely as a pointillist with a paintbrush. And with 'To'hajiilee,' the final episode of Breaking Bad she'll ever direct, she has painted her masterpiece. Under the unblinking eye of her relentless camera, this was television not as entertainment but as endurance. It was agonizing, nauseating, unbearable. I loved every minute but hated every second. I couldn't wait for it to be over but I never wanted it to end. And I especially never wanted it to end like that.” EndsEyeAbleWantedWaitingSilenceMinutesTelevisionDirectorsDirectCamerasFinalsEntertainmentHatedEnduranceEpisodesCagesMasterpieceUnbearableRelentlessEvery SecondAgonizingPaintbrush Author:Andy Greenwald
“I'm an unusual director in that my cut is usually shorter then the final released film. I like short films.” FilmCuttingDirectorsFinalsUnusualShort Films Author:Barry Sonnenfeld
“Rewriting isn't just about dialogue, it's the order of the scenes, how you finish a scene, how you get into a scene. All these final decisions are best made when you're there, watching. It's really enjoyable, but you've got to be there at the director's invitation. You can't just barge in and say, "I'm the writer."” MadeOrderDecisionSceneDirectorsFinalsDialogueInvitationsEnjoyableRewritingBarges Author:Tom Stoppard
“Independent film making is very collaborative. You feel like it's you, the director and other actors and you really feel like you have the final say. When you do the bigger films, the studio has to give the final thumbs up and they're usually not big on risk taking because they're trying to make money.” GivingFeelsTryingBigsFilmActorsRiskLike YouDirectorsBiggerIndependentFinalsStudiosMaking MoneyThumbsRisk-takingIndependent FilmThumbs Up Author:Michael B. Jordan
“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
“The challenge in writing the songs for The Aristocats truly fell on the animators & director of the film. Robert & I wrote the initial songs for the film, just prior to leaving full-time employment at the Walt Disney Studios. Therefore, some of the songs we wrote for The Aristocats were never used. I believe, therefore, the challenge fell upon the makers of the film to select what songs made the final cut.” WritingBelieveMadeFilmUsedSongI BelieveChallengesCuttingDirectorsFinalsLeavingStudiosEmploymentMakersInitialsSelectWaltAnimator Author:Richard Sherman
“As a first-time director, you cannot have final cut. But as a producer, you can have final cut.” FirstsCuttingDirectorsFirst TimeFinalsProducers Author:Guillermo del Toro
“Actors, writers, directors - that triumvirate of creativity - we have to rely and trust each other to be able to get to the final product.” AbleActorsCreativityProductsDirectorsFinalsRely Author:Bryan Cranston
“I hadn't studied theatre and I hadn't studied actor training or anything, but I did have a sense of movement and composition, and what the final product would be like, but luckily I had friends who were good actors, who would help me get them, who would get themselves to the place where a good director should get them to build characters.” ShouldCharacterHelpingWould BeActorsMovementProductsDirectorsTrainingFinalsTheatreHelp MeCompositionGood ActorsGood Directors Author:Rob Urbinati