Director Choice Quotes

When Kubrick decided to go the black comedy route with his movie, he thought of me to give it that flavor.

The first and foremost criterion for me when selecting a film is the character I am playing, and then the director.

I wouldn't say I'm personally trying to transition from comedy into drama. I don't look at things like, 'Oh, I need to do a drama now.' I get a lot of material sent to me, and if I feel like something has the creative integrity and the right director and the right whoever involved, the right actors and is a great story, then I do it.

The secret of success in cinema lies in not just being talented but showcasing your talent to the audience. And, that happens only when you get the right films and directors.

Because I've made a film with such an amazing director as Tarantino, I'm much more conscious of working with good directors from now on, so that's what's important to me. I don't really care about making a big movie - I just want to make good ones.

I am always open to working with debutant directors, as they bring a new perspective to a script. That motivates me and helps me choose unique scripts.

I prefer to work with first-time directors.

I'm all for art-house foreign directors - I think they make terrific films - and I'm also for the bigger budget movies. It just depends on what the character is, the director, the script.

I am open to working with new directors as long as the script excites me.

Picking projects, it's always director first and then script. Those two things are pretty much head-to-head.

I don't go by brand names for directors.

After watching my Kannada film 'U Turn,' director Kannan narrated the story of 'Ivan Thanthiran,' and wanted me to attend the auditions in Chennai. He selected me after seeing me perform to two difficult scenes I was given during the screen test.

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 first.

I think around that time I met David [Gordon Green] or, well, we all met at Superbad and Judd [Apatow] said, 'I'm thinking about having him direct [ Knocked Up].' Sounded like a good idea.

I look for a director with a script he likes a lot, but I'm probably after the directors more than anything.

Suneel Darshan is the kind of director I'd want to work with repeatedly.

It is important to choose your director and co-stars well.

I want to be in 'Funny Girl.' And I want Ryan Murphy to direct it.

I read that Hollywood wanted to film Fences years ago with a white director, but [August] Wilson refused. He thought that the director needed to have lived the culture of black Americans.

Most actors go, 'I read the script and fell in love with it'; I fall in love with the directors.

I've worked with Andre Techine lately and with a young unknown director on a short film. I choose my roles carefully.

I'm very instinctive when I choose my roles, and usually, the number one thing has to be the director.

Carl Rinsch has a good balance between the visual and the drama and action, so I thought if he's going to direct, we can make a new, epic film. My fear was gone when I met him.

I do not want to do the regular heroine roles anymore. I am looking at working with good directors on interesting projects.

At Pixar, we believe strongly that filmmakers should develop ideas they are passionate about. This may sound like a no-brainer, but in fact in Hollywood, the big movie studios have whole departments devoted to acquiring and developing projects that will only later be paired with a director-for-hire.