It is universally agreed that Jean Renoir was one of the greatest of all directors, and he was also one of the warmest and most entertaining..
I read every screenplay that was being sent to the other directors. None were being sent to me, but I was reading what others were choosing and what ….
One would hope that you would have a CBO director who does not let ideology get in the way of making good estimates. [Congress] values having a credi….
I'm a curious person. I pursue things based on what sparks my interest. I'm not thinking about what role I play. I don't have to be a movie director ….
The record producer is the music world's equivalent of a film director..
My distinguishing talent is the ability to put people under the microscope, perhaps to go one or two layers farther down than some other directors..
I worked on three independent movies in close succession and I really learned from those directors how to stay on budget, make your days, get it done….
There are a lot of directors who are knowledgeable about images, and others who aren't..
I love to tell stories and I love to work with directors and I think I write really visually, which I think directors like, and I love making movies,….
Casting directors now just see me as the hard-core sniper or prison guard..
Somebody said that I'm a bit like a sponge, grabbing things here and there, soaking stuff up. [As a director] you have to be, really..
My philosophy is that to be a director you cannot be subject to anyone, even the head of the studio. I threatened to quit each time I didn't get my w….
We all steal, but if we're smart we steal from great directors. Then, we can call it influence..
I wanted to work on a cable show and with a writer/director because that's a much more fulfilling and freeing experience, as an actor..
All the films are hits before you turn the camera on. It's only in the execution that they fail. I've been less than happy with the way a couple of f….
A lot of student directors used to pick other students to be in their graduate films, so. I ended up doing a couple of them just for fun. Eventually,….
To make a great film you need three things - the script, the script and the script..
A director must be a policeman, a midwife, a psychoanalyst, a sycophant and a bastard..
To suddenly be working with one of the top-10 directors in the world, plus the film was in China, I almost blurted out, "How much do I have to pay?" ….
Most development doesn't make it to series. So you want the writer and director to have a really good experience with development because, if it does….
I just do things because I fancy the parts and the directors..