Denis Villeneuve Quotes

Being a director, just to begin with, is just, I think, one of the hardest jobs just because you have to work in every way. You have to work with actors, you have to be involved with the producers and the writing and the action. Every department comes to you; you have to deal with everything.

I'm surprised sometimes at the responsibilities you have as a director.

As a director, you have to go in with a really, really, really clear picture of what you want.

Society needs people who can manage projects in addition to handling individual tasks.

As a director, my job is to protect. I protect scripts, actors, cameramen, designers.

I can't do a film after having debated it. I am unable to do a film while discussing it with my team. I issue directives. I do not achieve it otherwise.

Any great director is also someone who is incredibly intelligent about whom they hire around them.

I had a dual role: designer and advocate.

I admire directors so much, I find them incredible: they manage such a huge number of people of different characters, think of the money involved.

As a director, I love being able to really be a contributing factor to the overall vision of a project.

I always feel that the best kind of producing - and frankly, it has to do with what I like to do - is you're the big-picture person.

People talk about flip charts, tactic boards and other rubbish like that. But the truth is that as a manager you just need to get the best out of the players at your disposal.

The leadership qualities that you have to have to be a producer on a film is something I learned being a captain on the team.

I would say that the energy on set is always the energy of the director because he's the boss.

As a director, you realise the bigger picture.

What I look for in a director is a strong point of view, a clear vision, and an ability to multitask and make decisions on the fly.

I think if you want to be a successful president or a manager of a team, you need to understand what the business is all about because you have to deal with the business side of the game to be able to do what you need to do.

Working with Ravi Shastri as Team Director was a good experience.

Directing is much more psychological-it's a lot like being a general. And you have to be organized. While you're making a film, you have between two and 500 people asking you a billion questions.

Filmmaking is all about people management.

An entrepreneur need not know everything but he or she should lead a team of persons who are thorough in different aspects.

I like to be the captain of my ship and be involved with everything from stage production, merch, art, and rollouts.

I am confident that I am capable of leading projects, which are even complex.

I had the best teacher there can be in man management or managing a football club.

I've found that entrepreneurship only gets harder every year, and as your team gets bigger, the stakes get higher.