The first time I went over to [my director's] house, he said to me, This is a very strange play. I was pleased that he reminded me of that. [He] unde….
I fear other actors who are not prepared. And I fear directors who are afraid..
Nothing is worse for me, as an actor, than when I walk on a set and the director goes, "Okay, you're going to be standing here, the other person is g….
As a director, I hoped that I was able to help the actors by giving them the space and the respect they need and the trust. I gave them what I always….
For me, a director is a director immaterial of the gender. At the end of the day, the audience is only interested in watching a good film..
It's hard to be reverent today when directors make films that are not as good. There will be time later, though, when their lesser films are forgotte….
That was the good thing about having different directors [on series]. You had to stay on your toes..
I can't stand directors who try to micro-manage everything. When it happens these days I just walk off set, saying if they don't like the way I'm doi….
This is not a tough job. You read a script. If you like the part and the money is O.K., you do it. Then you remember your lines. You show up on time.….
I will work with a director who has good material because at the end of the day, that's what counts..
You have to have the essential pleasure of making a movie. It's such a huge factor and adventure for a director because you really are the leader and….
Casting directors tend to be the unsung heroes in this business..
I'm doing my best. I read in the paper that I'm an action director. They always say that, "Action director Walter Hill", if they bother writing about….
Everybody just asks me 'Are you going to make Hollywood movies now?' First, I don't know. Second, I never dreamed about that; I just dreamed about ma….
Every director works differently but one thing's important: they must have a vision. If they don't have a vision I don't care how they work..
Control is the wrong word. The practice is very much about sharing, and, in any creative practice, some individuals, whether partners or directors, a….
You know, as director of the CIA, I got an awful lot of intelligence about all the horrible things that could go on across the world..
It's very rare that you get a director that lets you be creative and bring what you feel your character should do or should be..
Voyeurism is a director's job description. It's an artist's, too..
It's an extreme to go from an artist like myself to a commercial artist with art directors looking over your shoulder, or any other knucklehead telli….
My parents said, Oh, he's going to be a director someday. I wanted to be an actor..