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"But, when Scripture makes a clear distinction between the act of creation and the process of preservation, we cannot accept the idea of a progressive creation process."

"But, when Scripture makes a clear distinction between the act of creation and the process of preservation, we cannot accept the idea of a progressive creation process."

Walter Lang, American Director

Creativity, Idea, Act, Creation, Scripture

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"People say, You paid your dues, but I never paid any dues. It's always been a great trip."

"People say, You paid your dues, but I never paid any dues. It's always been a great trip."

Richard Donner, American Director

41

"The journey of your first movie is not just beyond belief it can be truly beyond satire."

"The journey of your first movie is not just beyond belief it can be truly beyond satire."

Yahoo Serious, Australian Director

Trust, Belief, First, Journey, Satire

41

"I tried to stick to my game plan, which was always being aware of what my A story was - the love story between a father and his son, and that son and his daughter."

"I tried to stick to my game plan, which was always being aware of what my A story was - the love story between a father and his son, and that son and his daughter."

Ted Demme, American Director

Love, Father, Son, Daughter

41

"I considered that the homes that people live in exactly describe their lives."

"I considered that the homes that people live in exactly describe their lives."

Douglas Sirk, German Director

41

"Everyone has an opinion, and the guy screaming for censorship may be the next guy to have his ideas cut off."

"Everyone has an opinion, and the guy screaming for censorship may be the next guy to have his ideas cut off."

Richard King, American Director

Creativity, Ideas, Censorship, May, Opinion

41

"You ought to love what you're doing because, especially in a movie, over time you really will start to hate it."

"You ought to love what you're doing because, especially in a movie, over time you really will start to hate it."

Francis Ford Coppola, American Director

Love, Time, Hate, Will

41

"I think there are more films being made, but there are probably less outlets for them and distributors."

"I think there are more films being made, but there are probably less outlets for them and distributors."

Richard Linklater, American Director

41

"Its pretty rare for companies to have a snooping policy, although it is getting more common."

"Its pretty rare for companies to have a snooping policy, although it is getting more common."

David R. Ellis, American Director

41

"I want to make a film about a factory worker."

"I want to make a film about a factory worker."

Richard Linklater, American Director

41

"In many ways, it is very real, because I sat there for 9 days, and it was constantly happening, and that was the 9 days of making the film. But you can't say that it's 100% true, because there are places where I've been intrusive and interfered."

"In many ways, it is very real, because I sat there for 9 days, and it was constantly happening, and that was the 9 days of making the film. But you can't say that it's 100% true, because there are places where I've been intrusive and interfered."

Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Iranian Director

41

"Rabid fans were literally jumping into the camera."

"Rabid fans were literally jumping into the camera."

Penelope Spheeris, American Director

41

"We are not that flash, me or the missus. In fact, we are quite low-maintenance."

"We are not that flash, me or the missus. In fact, we are quite low-maintenance."

Guy Ritchie, British Director

41

"Afghan society is very complex, and Afghanistan has a very complex culture. Part of the reason it has remained unknown is because of this complexity."

"Afghan society is very complex, and Afghanistan has a very complex culture. Part of the reason it has remained unknown is because of this complexity."

Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Iranian Director

Society, Afghanistan, Complexity, Culture

41

"In advertising, I was frustrated by having to deal with the client. It was the only time I really worked in a proper office, and I didn't like it-simple as that."

"In advertising, I was frustrated by having to deal with the client. It was the only time I really worked in a proper office, and I didn't like it-simple as that."

Terry Gilliam, American Director

Time, Advertising, Office

41

"You are traveling and see these people shooting the entire experience of going through a city, and maybe in the back of their minds they sustain the illusion that they will edit it all, but I don't think that's it."

"You are traveling and see these people shooting the entire experience of going through a city, and maybe in the back of their minds they sustain the illusion that they will edit it all, but I don't think that's it."

Atom Egoyan, Canadian Director

Experience, People, Illusion, Traveling

41

"Whenever I get happy, I always have a terrible feeling."

"Whenever I get happy, I always have a terrible feeling."

Roman Polanski, French Director

Emotional, Feeling, Emotion

41

"For Devil's Backbone I loved it but I felt very pressured but so I was neurotic on the shoot."

"For Devil's Backbone I loved it but I felt very pressured but so I was neurotic on the shoot."

Guillermo del Toro, Mexican Director

41

"Sometimes it's literally just a feeling that you get that somebody is more interested than someone else; and they may both say they're interested, but you get a feeling."

"Sometimes it's literally just a feeling that you get that somebody is more interested than someone else; and they may both say they're interested, but you get a feeling."

John Badham, British Director

Emotional, Feeling, May

41

"I mean, Joel talks to the actors more than I do and I probably do production stuff a little more than he does."

"I mean, Joel talks to the actors more than I do and I probably do production stuff a little more than he does."

Ethan Coen, American Director

Actor, Actors, Production

41

"I prefer to watch people."

"I prefer to watch people."

Michael Winterbottom, British Director

41

"The proper route to an understanding of the world is an examination of our errors about it."

"The proper route to an understanding of the world is an examination of our errors about it."

Errol Morris, American Director

Understanding, Errors, Examination, World

41

"And I took a long time to appreciate Lynch."

"And I took a long time to appreciate Lynch."

Jacques Rivette, French Director

41

"So when I was very young, I longed for Brazil."

"So when I was very young, I longed for Brazil."

Walter Salles, Brazilian Director

41

"Most directors have little lists in their heads of people they really want to work with."

"Most directors have little lists in their heads of people they really want to work with."

Alan Parker, British Director

Work, People, Want

41

"In Afghanistan, this is the problem, because everybody holds a piece of that mirror, and they all look at it and claim that they hold the entire truth."

"In Afghanistan, this is the problem, because everybody holds a piece of that mirror, and they all look at it and claim that they hold the entire truth."

Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Iranian Director

Truth, Afghanistan

41

"When I sent those scripts, that was the lowest point of my life. We'd just had our second son, and when I went to collect them from hospital, I went to the bank to try and get some money to buy some diapers, the screen showed I've got $26 left."

"When I sent those scripts, that was the lowest point of my life. We'd just had our second son, and when I went to collect them from hospital, I went to the bank to try and get some money to buy some diapers, the screen showed I've got $26 left."

Ang Lee, Chinese Director

Life, Money, Son

41

"I think you get out of film school what you put into it. If you don't care about making movies, film school will do you no good."

"I think you get out of film school what you put into it. If you don't care about making movies, film school will do you no good."

Richard King, American Director

Movies, Care, Film, School

41

"I don't think good and evil are polarized."

"I don't think good and evil are polarized."

Sam Mendes, British Director

41

"Compassion is a two way street."

"Compassion is a two way street."

Frank Capra, American Director

41

"You have to not listen to the nay sayers because there will be many and often they'll be much more qualified than you and cause you to sort of doubt yourself."

"You have to not listen to the nay sayers because there will be many and often they'll be much more qualified than you and cause you to sort of doubt yourself."

James Cameron, American Director

Cause, Doubt, Will

41

"There's one thing better than having a great actor, and that's having a great actor who's never done this kind of role before and is hungry to do it. They're testing themselves every day. They want to get out of their trailer and get to work."

"There's one thing better than having a great actor, and that's having a great actor who's never done this kind of role before and is hungry to do it. They're testing themselves every day. They want to get out of their trailer and get to work."

Sam Mendes, British Director

Work, Actor, Day, Testing

41

"There are three major social issues that this country is struggling with: education, poverty, and drugs. Two of them we talk about, and one of them we don't."

"There are three major social issues that this country is struggling with: education, poverty, and drugs. Two of them we talk about, and one of them we don't."

Steven Soderbergh, American Director

Education, Country, Drugs, Poverty

41

"ABBA: The Movie; I got a lot of grief for working on that."

"ABBA: The Movie; I got a lot of grief for working on that."

Lasse Hallstrom, Swedish Director

41

"I think we too often make choices based on the safety of cynicism, and what we're lead to is a life not fully lived. Cynicism is fear, and it's worse than fear - it's active disengagement."

"I think we too often make choices based on the safety of cynicism, and what we're lead to is a life not fully lived. Cynicism is fear, and it's worse than fear - it's active disengagement."

Ken Burns, American Director

Life, Fear, Choices, Cynicism

41

"God may not play dice but he enjoys a good round of Trivial Pursuit every now and again."

"God may not play dice but he enjoys a good round of Trivial Pursuit every now and again."

Federico Fellini, Italian Director

God, May, Now, Play

41

"Disney has the best casting. If he doesn't like an actor he just tears him up."

"Disney has the best casting. If he doesn't like an actor he just tears him up."

Alfred Hitchcock, English Director

Actor, Disney, Tears

41

"Every single art form is involved in film, in a way."

"Every single art form is involved in film, in a way."

Sydney Pollack, American Director

41

"There was a darkness, a melancholy, that people had trouble accepting. Maybe now, it would work better."

"There was a darkness, a melancholy, that people had trouble accepting. Maybe now, it would work better."

Alain Resnais, French Director

Work, People, Darkness, Melancholy

41

"You have to have a dream so you can get up in the morning."

"You have to have a dream so you can get up in the morning."

Billy Wilder, American Director

41

"Dying is one of the few things that can be done as easily lying down."

"Dying is one of the few things that can be done as easily lying down."

Woody Allen, American Director

41

"No, I worked a lot for European television, doing documentaries in Brazil."

"No, I worked a lot for European television, doing documentaries in Brazil."

Walter Salles, Brazilian Director

Career, Brazil, Television

41

"I think, on a larger note, that filmmakers and studios should start to tuck it in a little bit, because films wouldn't have the pressure they have if the word wasn't out about how expensive they were."

"I think, on a larger note, that filmmakers and studios should start to tuck it in a little bit, because films wouldn't have the pressure they have if the word wasn't out about how expensive they were."

Ted Demme, American Director

41

"I'm not against the police; I'm just afraid of them."

"I'm not against the police; I'm just afraid of them."

Alfred Hitchcock, English Director

41

"You have to understand the tone of the movie, because if it's supposed to be funny, it can be funny violent like the Home Alone stuff, but you have to really understand the tone of what you're doing and make the action work for that and for the character."

"You have to understand the tone of the movie, because if it's supposed to be funny, it can be funny violent like the Home Alone stuff, but you have to really understand the tone of what you're doing and make the action work for that and for the character."

David R. Ellis, American Director

Fun, Funny, Home, Work, Action

41

"The more unique your film is and unusual it is and difficult it is, the harder it is to get it financed. That's why a lot of good filmmakers are doing television. They do HBO movies."

"The more unique your film is and unusual it is and difficult it is, the harder it is to get it financed. That's why a lot of good filmmakers are doing television. They do HBO movies."

David Cronenberg, Canadian Director

Movies, Film, Television

41

"But I really am very active in the choice of the line producer with the producer of record and the distributing company, because I've had some terrible, terrible experiences with some line producers, particularly in cable."

"But I really am very active in the choice of the line producer with the producer of record and the distributing company, because I've had some terrible, terrible experiences with some line producers, particularly in cable."

John Frankenheimer, American Director

Choice, Company

41

"How can I believe in God when just last week I got my tongue caught in the roller of an electric typewriter?"

"How can I believe in God when just last week I got my tongue caught in the roller of an electric typewriter?"

Woody Allen, American Director

Spiritual, Faith, Doubt, Humor, Life

41

"We expected that people were just waiting for the collapse of the Soviet Union, or at least for its retreat, and they were going to be full of initiative in all areas of life - in culture, in economy and in politics."

"We expected that people were just waiting for the collapse of the Soviet Union, or at least for its retreat, and they were going to be full of initiative in all areas of life - in culture, in economy and in politics."

Andrzej Wajda, Polish Director

Life, Politics, People, Culture

41

"I've just been very, very lucky with the film having been introduced in the right way."

"I've just been very, very lucky with the film having been introduced in the right way."

Atom Egoyan, Canadian Director

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