“After I saw a couple of pictures put out by my fellow comedy-directors, which seemed to have abandoned the fun in favor of the message, I wrote Sullivan's Travels to satisfy an urge to tell them that they were getting a little too deep-dish, to leave the preaching to the preachers.” LittlesFunSawsComedyCoupleDirectorsMessagesFellowsFavorsUrgesAbandonedPreacherPreachingDishesToo Deep Author:Preston Sturges
“To televisionize any serious problem, the program directors face the task of making the message 'go down smooth' until the audience is delivered to the commercial.” ProblemFacesAudienceSeriousDirectorsMessagesProgramTasksSmooth Author:Arlie Russell Hochschild
“To go into more specifics regarding actors, whether they're from Korea or the U.S., all actors know if they are loved by the director. When they feel that love from the director, they respond by giving a great performance on camera. Also, everyone on set - the crew, the actors - they were aware of the film's message and its broad theme, so these big issues were never discussed on set.” IfsKnowsGivingFeelsBigsFilmActorsIssuesDirectorsMessagesPerformancesCamerasThemeBroadsCrewKoreaSpecificsGreat Performance Author:Kim Jee-woon
“When I auditioned to be part of the "This Is It" Tour, I didn't think I was going to get in. I didn't think it was for real at first, when I got the message on MySpace from the musical director to come in and audition for him. I came in and I played for the musical director, and that night Michael Jackson came in and sat down on the couch and I played "Beat It" for him. I just practiced as much as I could to make sure it was perfect.” ThinkingFirstsRealNightPerfectDirectorsMessagesBeatsMusicalSatAuditionsCouches Author:Orianthi
“I'm very manipulative towards directors. My theory is that everyone on the set is directing the film, we're all receiving art messages from the universe on how we should do the film.” ShouldArtFilmUniverseTheoryDirectorsMessagesReceivingManipulative Author:Jeff Bridges
“At almost forty years old, I assumed my career on camera was over. And I was certainly given that message by all the TV managers and news directors who passed on me when I was trying to get a job back in the business.” TryingYearsJobsGivenCareersTvsDirectorsMessagesNewsCamerasManagersFortyForty Years Old Author:Mika Brzezinski