Director Expertise Quotes

I always think that a director who knows about the technical side, but cares about the acting performances and casting as well, is ahead of the game.

I have great respect for directors who know what they're doing.

If the script is good, the cast and director good, I'll go anywhere.

I have an idealistic approach to acting. I want to be great at it, but you can't be great if the scripts are not there and the director doesn't know what he's doing.

I don't go by brand names for directors.

Theatre is really difficult, so it's important that you have a director that kind of understands that and is really hands on.

Neeraj Pandey is a very smart director.

Tony Kaye is great with that kind of stuff. Up until American History X, he had only done commercials.

I think Frank Capra was a much craftier filmmaker, a wonderful filmmaker. He had enormous technique, and he knew how to manipulate the public quite brilliantly.

The idea of working with Steven Spielberg was very attractive. He's such a master. He knows the language of the camera and of filmmaking, which gives him a great freedom.

Having an investor on your board of directors who is naive about public markets or finds them complex or scary is non-optimal.

There's obviously something that feels very good about being with a new filmmaker who's very excited, but I also think there's something very comforting in a director who's been around a few times. Both have their pros and cons.

It's wonderful to work on footage by someone who understands how to get it to cut right, which a lot of directors don't.

I know know why ... if something not broke, don't fix it. Twelve Angry Men was the perfect movie. The cast was just the best cast you could possibly get together. The director was Sidney Lumet, the best director around. So why they made the remake I don't know.

I love the Kathryn Bigelow example: she didn't just do war movies - she did them better than other directors.

The difference between an experienced director and a new director is not as big as the difference between individual directors, the temperament they have, and the things they're interested in.