“I go where the material is, and I feel like I'm looking for really strong directors. That's the key ingredient. There are some directors I would move the sun and earth for, or stop the rotation of the planets, just to work with them.” FeelsEarthMovingStrongSunPlanetsMaterialsKeysDirectorsIngredientsRotation Author:Olivia Thirlby
“I think the reason I was able to get the jobs I did is because I worked for some very strong, self-possessed filmmakers who wouldn't listen to the executive-suited wisdom, and they believed in me from director to actor. Not from salesman to commodity.” ThinkingSelfReasonAbleJobsActorsStrongDirectorsFilmmakerExecutivesVery StrongPossessedCommoditySalesmanStrong Self Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“[Director Christopher] Nolan has not only crafted the best Batman movie, but arguably the second-best motion picture superhero narrative (topped only by the linked duo of Superman and Superman II). For those who thought Spider-Man and X-Men had a lot to offer, wait till you see where this film goes. Batman Begins is a strong re-start to a franchise that deserves better than it has often been accorded.” MenFilmStrongWaitingOffersDirectorsDeserveNarrativeLinkedSuperheroSpidersX MenMotion PicturesSpider ManSecond BestNolanDeserve BetterDuosBatman Movie Author:James Berardinelli
“A strong film director does leave you to your devices. A strong director allows you to be free and you trust that he's there and he will tell you if you've gone too far. A strong director allows you to be much more experimental and take greater chances than a director who isn't secure within himself.” IfsDoeFilmStrongChanceGoneGreaterDirectorsSecureDevicesFilm Directors Author:Elizabeth Taylor
“I think when you work with really wonderful directors who have a really strong vision, it lets you as an artist set the tone for your own career.” ThinkingArtistStrongVisionCareersWonderfulDirectorsTone Author:Sarah Gadon
“The thing about Hitchcock which is quite extraordinary for a director of that time, he had a very strong sense of his own image and publicizing himself. Just a very strong sense of himself as the character of Hitchcock.” CharacterStrongDirectorsExtraordinaryVery StrongHitchcock Author:Toby Jones
“When you can find a strong character and a director that does want to protect the integrity of all characters, female and male, then you have a good deal.” WantDoeCharacterStrongDealsIntegrityDirectorsProtectFemaleMalesStrong CharacterFemales And Males Author:Amber Heard
“The criteria [to take or refuse the role] is that I would love to have some kind of dialogue or communication with the director. I need to understand that we can communicate and that we like communication. That's something I have to have a strong feeling about. Secondly, I have to find the script intriguing or interesting. I don't have to understand the whole script, but I do have to find it intriguing. If those two things are present, that would probably be a yes.” IfsNeedsKindTwoWholeFeelingsStrongInterestingRolesCommunicationDirectorsScriptsRefuseCommunicateDialogueTwo ThingsCriteriaIntriguingStrong Feeling Author:Mads Mikkelsen
“It's important for me to work with a strong director because I know I can go to some really deep places, I just need direction on how to get there.” KnowsNeedsI CanImportantStrongDirectorsReally Deep Author:Eva Mendes
“You have to be strong to be a carpenter, maybe, but the director of a film doesn't need to have muscles.” NeedsFilmStrongDirectorsMusclesCarpenter Author:Agnes Varda
“I'm always looking for directors who are very strong, they have great ideas, but on the other hand, that need help. It means they rely mostly on my eyes.” NeedsMeanIdeasHelpingHandsEyeStrongDirectorsRelyVery StrongGreat IdeaNeed Help Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
“There's only a handful of directors who really understand what I call the alchemical balance between a man and a woman, in a woman's body, which most people consider the strong woman character.” PeopleMenCharacterBodyStrongBalanceDirectorsStrong WomenHandfulWomen's Bodies Author:Michelle Rodriguez
“I'm a producer, writer, director. I'm putting everything together very fast, and I'm strong and focused on making the next film as fast as possible. From one film to the other, I'm getting better. I'm learning - that's my style.” TogetherFilmNextStrongStyleDirectorsFocusedProducersGet Better Author:Malgorzata Szumowska
“The thing that has helped me the most has been surrounding myself with a strong community of people with common interests and relevant knowledge - other directors, artists, crew talent, and smart and fun people in other fields.” PeopleHas BeensArtistStrongFunInterestCommunityCommonTalentFieldsDirectorsSmartRelevantCrewCommon InterestsStrong Community Author:Liza Johnson
“I have a strong and strange character, and I've rarely met directors who knew what to do with this character. One of the few who did was my father, and in the theatre, Arthur Nauzyciel.” CharacterFatherStrongStrangeMetsDirectorsTheatreArthur Author:Lou Doillon
“I have a hard time visualizing anything, which is why I'm not a director, and which is why I try to work with ones I know have a strong idea in mind.” KnowsTryingMindIdeasHardStrongDirectorsHard TimesVisualizing Author:Catherine Keener
“I don't know if directors go, 'Hey! We've got another suicide-let's call Robin Tunney! It's weird, but they're all different, and I guess it gives the characters some kind of power... At least I play women who are strong enough to take the power into their own hands! And kill themselves! So many women in films just shoot themselves in the head anyway, because they're not really there for any reason.” IfsKnowsGivingKindDifferentReasonEnoughPlayCharacterHandsFilmStrongDirectorsSuicideHeyStrong EnoughRobins Author:Robin Tunney
“I have to be strong about my own tastes because I think that's what the director's job is.” ThinkingJobsStrongMy OwnTasteDirectors Author:Andre Øvredal
“A lot of solo directors have a really strong creative producer with them. Jay and I have less of a need for that because we have each other.” NeedsStrongCreativeDirectorsProducersSolo Author:Mark Duplass