“I never want to make a film. I don't wake up in the morning going, 'Ooh, I'd really love to be on set making a film today'. I'm aware that other contemporary film directors perceive film-making as what they do, as what they have to do. But I would hope that I am more catholic in my tastes.” WantTodayFilmMorningTasteDirectorsWake UpCatholicContemporaryPerceiveFilm Directors Author:Stephen Daldry
“I hardly know so melancholy a reflection as that parents are necessarily the sole directors of the management of children, whether they have or have not judgment, penetration or taste to perform the task.” KnowsChildrenParentTasteDirectorsJudgmentReflectionTasksManagementMelancholySolePenetration Author:Sir Fulke Greville
“Stanley Kubrick was very selective when he went into a close-up. Every director has his taste in a performance, but Stanley would explore a scene to find what was most interesting for him.” InterestingTasteSceneDirectorsPerformancesMost InterestingSelectiveStanley Author:Tom Cruise
“There's nothing really original. Alien was a B-movie. Five directors passed on it before me. Because I was into Heavy Metal, I read it, and thought, "Wow, I want to do this." I was on a plane to Hollywood in 22 hours. It was a B-movie and was elevated to an A-plus movie by sheer good taste.” WantHoursFiveTasteDirectorsHollywoodOriginalsHeavyAliensPlanesPlusWowMetalsSheerGood TasteHeavy Metal Author:Ridley Scott
“Your job, as an actor, is never to just do what you're told. That's boring, and life is too short. It's your job to bring something, and it will either be to other people's taste or your own taste, and you have to try things out. Actors say, "Well, as long as the director's happy," but I don't believe that and I don't agree with that. I want the director to be happy, but if I'm not happy, I won't sleep at night.” PeopleIfsWantTryingBelieveWellsLongJobsLife IsNightActorsSleepTasteDirectorsAgreeDon't BelieveBoringToo ShortLife Is Too ShortNot Happy Author:Martin Freeman
“The director's job is to know what emotional statement he wants a character to convey in his scene or his line, and to exercise taste and judgment in helping the actor give his best possible performance.” KnowsWantGivingCharacterHelpingJobsActorsLinesEmotionalExerciseTasteSceneDirectorsJudgmentPerformancesStatementsTaste And Judgment Author:Stanley Kubrick
“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
“The core of a director is the person's tastes in what elements go together and how they go together. It's a puzzle.” PersonsTogetherTasteDirectorsElementsCorePuzzles Author:Andre Øvredal
“My taste in the films I've taken as an actor is similar to what I'd do a director or writer: all quite odd, challenging stuff, slightly off-the-wall.” FilmActorsStuffChallengesTakenWallTasteDirectorsOddOff The Wall Author:Daniel Radcliffe