There are a lot of directors who are knowledgeable about images, and others who aren’t.

One of the common themes you will read in interview after interview is the call to keep fighting for your vision. This is a message to women directors, producers, writers—anyone who wants to work in...

I always want to do something I haven’t done before and get to work with other actors, writers, or directors that I want to work with.

That’s the greatest sin a director can commit; to make a film simply because he wants to make a film.

The beautiful thing about it is that no two directors or actors work the same way. You also learn not to be afraid of discussion and conflict.

There are only so many hilarious actors so when they cross-pollinate, people assume it’s always the same actors and directors.

There were many, many other ‘Django’ films following mine, with other actors and directors, but there is only one ‘Django.’

Playwrights are the most gregarious writers – to get our work done, we need actors, directors, set designers.

Bad directors are the ones who want to tell you every move, and think they’re a better actor than you.

As an actor we’re just like workers in a factory, we provide our services to directors.

For most directors, the scriptwriter is about as welcome on set as a member of the Taliban.

Good directors give short and specific instructions to their actors.

The time to act is now! Somebody go get the Director.

Morris Weissman [on the phone, discussing casting for his movie]: “What about Claudette Colbert? She’s British, isn’t she? She sounds British. Is she, like, affected or is she British?

Most of the time nothing much is required of directors, which is a pity.

Directors get to fire on many more cylinders than an actor.

Most directors have little lists in their heads of people they really want to work with.

Edward finds Elinor crying for her dead father, offers her his handkerchief and their love story commences. Ang [Lee] very anxious that we think about what we want to do. I’m very anxious not to...

There are times when directors just don’t know what they’re doing.

I don’t like directors that just say, Stand there and now do this.

Baada ya kelele zile Murphy alijisemea moyoni kama angebaki pale alipokuwa amebana au angetoka, washenzi wangemvua nguo; alitaka akimbilie nje lakini akasita. Nje wangeweza kumwona na hivyo kumuua wakati sasa alishaanza jitihada za kuokoa maisha...

My whole family is very artistic – my uncles are all actors and theatre directors.

Filmmaking isn’t if you can just strap on a camera onto an actor, and steadicam, and point it at their face, and follow them through the movie, that is not what moviemaking is, that is...

Have you noticed how most directors are either bald or grey-haired?