George Cukor Quotes

I've watched directors since my very first day of acting because I knew I wanted to direct.

Burt Lancaster was largely responsible for me becoming a director.

I've always been interested in directing. I started acting when I was thirteen years old, so I've had some desire to do something else in my life.

Maybe if we sit out for the next few years and let Clint Eastwood get a little experience, he's going to be a good director.

I would love to be able to get behind the camera and direct actors. I think that would be a lot of fun.

I've watched other directors as an actor and I picked up little things here and there about cameras, [but] I wouldn't consider myself the guy you'd want to hire to do Star Trek.

And I'd love to direct. One day. I'm learning a lot on the set of The Good Wife.

It's so crazy to work with Ryan Murphy and then work in the David Fincher world with Robin Wright.

For any actor, being part of a Mani Ratnam film is a great experience. I grew up watching his films.

I've worked with the likes of Ram Gopal Varma in 'Rakhta Charitra' and Mani Ratman in 'Raavan' - both these films released in Hindi as well. You need to have something substantial to make a mark in Bollywood and these movies gave me strong characters.

I've always wanted to work with the best directors. Directors lead you to the best material and thus the best actors.

I have been a long time fan of Jean-Luc Godard. It's my dream to work with him.

My directing opportunities have been awesome, and my acting opportunities, some have been great and some have not.

'Zakhm' was my last film as a director.

I've never wanted to be an actress. I came into the industry to be a filmmaker, but let us say fate had other plans for me. I don't want to be the next glamour queen.

My father Kamran Khan was a successful producer, director and actor in B-grade films.

I had taken a bit of a sabbatical because I was producing and directing films. But acting has always been my passion and it is something that I will continue to do.

In Delhi, I got a chance to assist someone on a documentary film. Then I moved to Mumbai. This was before the satellite TV. One had to assist a director for years before being able to direct a movie.

When I was nine years old, I was in a movie called, 'Landlord' with Pearl Bailey, Lou Gossett, and Beau Bridges.

I wanted to direct long before I'd even written a screenplay.

As an actor, I have had an iconic journey and was fortunate enough to have worked with some really wonderful directors.

That was Robert Aldrich. And that [Emperor Of The North] was one of the only times I actually got a part in a movie in the conventional way: The role was there, I auditioned, I auditioned again, and then I actually did a full-fledged screen test, which they shot on a soundstage on the lot at 20th Century Fox. They put up a set, and Robert Aldrich actually directed me in this screen test.

People tell me not to do a soap, but it was a great learning experience because I became familiar with the technical aspects of the business. Besides, look who came out of soaps - Julianne Moore, Demi Moore, Tommy Lee Jones, Parker Posey, Kathleen Turner. All amazing people.

Elia Kazan. He wrote my favorite book about filmmaking, 'Elia Kazan: On Directing.' There is a thing in the book that I do every time, it's part of my production structure. He said when you're hiring an actor, ask them what draws them to the project, and don't lead them to the answer.

I didn't realise that Ridley Scott has never won an Academy Award.