“ I grew up in an era that was a golden age of the blockbuster, when something we might call a family film could have universal appeal. That's something I want to see again. In terms of the tone of the… Christopher J. Nolan
“ I was ambitious and desperate to direct my first film, so I capitulated and blew it. Never again. Never fucking again. Craig Ferguson
“ Directing teenage actors is like juggling jars of nitro-glycerine: exhilarating and dangerous. Stephen King
“ Your film is like your children. You might want a child with certain qualities, but you are never going to get the exact specification right. The film has a privilege to live its own life and develop… Werner Herzog
“ There’s something different about when a female directs versus a male. The level of maturity, mutual respect, and energy that you get from a female director is so different. I’ve worked with male dire… Rowan Blanchard
“ Regardless of the subject of my films … I am looking for a way of evoking in audiences feelings similar to my own: the physically painful impotence and sorrow that assail me when I see a man weeping a… Krzysztof Kieslowski
“ I’ve never liked the term ‘actor’.” Barron spoke slowly, joining hands with the cast members to his left and right. The rest of them formed a circle, also holding hands, and he continued. “Seriously n… Vincent H. O'Neil
“ Or take this girl, for example. At a meeting just outside Paris, a fifteen-year-old girl came up to me and said that she'd been to see [The Double Life of] Véronique. She'd gone once, twice, three tim… Krzysztof Kieslowski
“ The Director's Role: You are the obstetrician. You are not the parent of this child we call the play. You are present at its birth for clinical reasons, like a doctor or midwife. Your job most of the… Frank Hauser
“ 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 t… Melissa Silverstein
“ The words of his various writing instructors and professional mentors over the years came back to him at times like these, and he found a new understanding in their advice: Writing is rewriting. The r… Vincent H. O'Neil
