I was thrown in the deep end at 18 when I got cast in a movie that I didn't audition for. The director just sort of found me and put me in a film, so….
I always wanted to direct. Directing is a lot more of a commitment though, a lot more time. I like directors who do very few takes, they know what th….
For a director and a producer to be named on the writing credits is practically unheard of..
The director sent for me for Tarzan. I climbed the tree and walked out on a limb. The next day I was told I was an actor.
There are definitely reasons to do certain things, but I like to stick to good director, good actor, good script..
Great directors turn in mediocre work and first-time directors turn in exceptional work. No matter how good a person can talk about what he wants, yo….
Establishing what the vision is and being able to stick to it is the job, and everyone should be on the same page, going in. With that said, first-ti….
There are a lot of scripts that you can like, but rarely are there directors attached when you're in development with something and that's stressful..
A film is the director's medium. The theater is an actor's..
I discovered early in my movie work that a movies never any better than the stupidest man connected with it. There are times when this distinction ma….
Not many French producers work the American way. In France, the director decides everything, he has final cut. I'm trying to do things differently, w….
Fifty-percent of the director's job honestly is casting the movie well..
Having a director who is also an actor makes for that very relaxed way of working and it's empowering..
I'm friends with [David] Fincher. [James] Cameron gives me advice. I know a fair amount of directors who have been through it, and they all felt pret….
He was such a fabulous drama coach. What better person to have than Alfred Hitchcock? His work as a director was impeccable. I learned so much..
Directors tend to be more underrated than overrated because it's a quiet job and people don't really understand it..
I've wanted to make movies for so long. I learned most of what I know from director commentaries and behind the scenes featurettes and criterions..
For any director with a little lucidity, masterpieces are films that come to you by accident..
It's a roll of the dice when you're a first time director so I prefer to work with people that know more than I do, but that happens less and less as….
Ang Lee's been nominated for best director for "Life of Pi," which is what I'm going to call the six weeks after I take this dress off..
I'm not the kind of actor that gets crazy with [directors'] names, what draws me toward a project is the material itself..