Top Directors Quotes Collection - Page 7

Discover a curated collection of Directors quotes. Find inspiration, motivation, and wisdom from the best quotes in this category. Page 7 provides more Directors quotes.

Image of William H. Macy
A good actor's director, first of all, is prepared, so there's not an exorbitant amount of wasted footage.
- William H. Macy
Collection: Directors
Image of James McAvoy
In a love scene that's really advantageous because you don't have that horrible moment of: "We don't really know what we're supposed to be doing, we just know we're supposed to be snogging and then shagging." Then the director shouts "action" and it's like: "Should I feel her boobs? I don't want to feel her boobs!"
- James McAvoy
Collection: Directors
Image of William H. Macy
I love directors who talk action as opposed to emotion.
- William H. Macy
Collection: Directors
Image of William H. Macy
I've written a lot of scripts that someone else directed, and it's absolutely vital that, if I'm gonna act in it, then I have to take off the writer hat and let the director direct.
- William H. Macy
Collection: Directors
Image of William H. Macy
With an inexperienced director, a lot of times the days go on to 14, 15, 16 hours. It goes horrendously overtime. And because of the lack of money, they just keep you there, regardless of the hours.
- William H. Macy
Collection: Directors
Image of David Mamet
The work of the director is the work of constructing the shot list from the script.
- David Mamet
Collection: Directors
Image of Ewan McGregor
I have worked with a lot of great directors but my favorites are all entirely different from one another. They don't go about it the same way.
- Ewan McGregor
Collection: Directors
Image of Ewan McGregor
There's very few directors that know what that rehearsal's for. And often it's just about calming down the director. If he could see it or she sees it, she goes oh, it's going to be okay.
- Ewan McGregor
Collection: Directors
Image of Dolph Lundgren
Stallone is a pretty tough director. You don't mess with him.
- Dolph Lundgren
Collection: Directors
Image of Javier Bardem
I'm a huge fan of the director, Alejandro González Iñárritu, and his work, and I knew he was going to be an amazing actor's director, based on the performances that I saw in his movies.
- Javier Bardem
Collection: Directors
Image of George Lucas
The script is what you`ve dreamed up - this is what it should be. The film is what you end up with.
- George Lucas
Collection: Directors