I think the writer's quite low down in the hierarchy really. But the fact that they took the piss out of Nicholas [Hynter] who, besides being the dir….
Even if I loved the script, the director has to be right because it's all about the filmmaker. It's their vision. They're the ones that go back into ….
The best times I had on film sets were the times the director let me express myself, but those were rare..
You can only have one voice on set, and that has to be the director..
Really top-notch directors, I've often worked with them just to see how they work..
I tend to ... if I decide to do a job, want to be able to trust my director....
I do think that we are sometimes, as directors, guilty of portraying or asking our actors to behave in certain ways that are perhaps not very morally….
It was very important to me to choose a director like Gary [Ross], whose instincts come from character, who's a storyteller, and who puts characters ….
Screenwriting is the most prized of all the cinematic arts. Actually, it isn't, but it should be..
When you're on stage with an audience, the director's nowhere to be seen. He's onto the next job..
I don't have an interest in being a director-for-hire on sitcoms - but if it's a really cool show that I thought I could bring something to, I would ….
I prefer to have playback, but sometimes, you can't have that under most circumstances. First, it is expensive because you need a playback operator a….
The process always starts with detailed conversations with the director, followed by a spotting session (deciding where the music goes and doesn't go….
Sometimes I take the watch, or I take the shoes, but usually the souvenir is to take the life you had with those directors, or the crew - the camera ….
One of my first jobs was in a soap opera, five days a week. And what I found is, although there are different directors coming in and different crews….
Every time you say yes to a film there's a certain percentage of your yes that has to do with the director, a certain percentage to do with the story….
The rule of thumb for a director or producer - which prevents them from just sticking their names on everything - is that you have to contribute subs….
If you want to be a great director, be a great screenwriter..
I knew that I always wanted to be a filmmaker, an actor, a writer and a director, that was always my plan..
I think movies are a director's medium in the end. Theater is the actor's medium. Theater is fast, and enjoyable, and truly rewarding. I believe in g….
Every casting director I've met is a woman..