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Quotes by Director

"I got put on jury duty, which is where I learned how to write."

"I got put on jury duty, which is where I learned how to write."

David O. Russell, American Director

13

"I ran into Isosceles. He had a great idea for a new triangle!"

"I ran into Isosceles. He had a great idea for a new triangle!"

Woody Allen, American Director

Creativity, Idea

13

"Painting does what we cannot do - it brings a three-dimensional world into a two-dimensional plane."

"Painting does what we cannot do - it brings a three-dimensional world into a two-dimensional plane."

Chuck Jones, American Director

Painting, World

13

"I wanted to shoot straight, mainstream, somehow off-beat. Not only realistic West, which is quite unfamiliar to the world's population - even to a lot of Americans."

"I wanted to shoot straight, mainstream, somehow off-beat. Not only realistic West, which is quite unfamiliar to the world's population - even to a lot of Americans."

Ang Lee, Chinese Director

Film, Americans, Population, World

13

"Scripture suggests that the elements in space were created for the benefit of earth, while evolution suggests that earth is an insignificant speck in vast space."

"Scripture suggests that the elements in space were created for the benefit of earth, while evolution suggests that earth is an insignificant speck in vast space."

Walter Lang, American Director

Earth, Evolution, Scripture, Space

13

"I think I got really lucky with Slacker. That was a film that probably shouldn't have been seen."

"I think I got really lucky with Slacker. That was a film that probably shouldn't have been seen."

Richard Linklater, American Director

13

"A lion's work hours are only when he's hungry; once he's satisfied, the predator and prey live peacefully together."

"A lion's work hours are only when he's hungry; once he's satisfied, the predator and prey live peacefully together."

Chuck Jones, American Director

13

"Well, there are conjoined twins in real life and we can tell a story about them so long as they're not the brunt of the jokes. In this, they're the heroes of this story; we love these guys."

"Well, there are conjoined twins in real life and we can tell a story about them so long as they're not the brunt of the jokes. In this, they're the heroes of this story; we love these guys."

Bobby Farrelly, American Director

Life, Love, Heroes, Jokes

13

"I've always wanted to introduce hip-hop filmmaking to film. There's hip-hop art, dance, music, but there really isn't hip-hop film. So I was trying to do that."

"I've always wanted to introduce hip-hop filmmaking to film. There's hip-hop art, dance, music, but there really isn't hip-hop film. So I was trying to do that."

Darren Aronofsky, American Director

Art, Music, Dance, Film

13

"Comedy. I think that's something I'd really like to do."

"Comedy. I think that's something I'd really like to do."

David R. Ellis, American Director

13

"It's sad - it's sad for us old enough to remember when directors ruled, and films were substantially better than they are today. But it's hard to argue with those kinds of grosses."

"It's sad - it's sad for us old enough to remember when directors ruled, and films were substantially better than they are today. But it's hard to argue with those kinds of grosses."

Mark Rydell, American Director

13

"If there's specific resistance to women making movies, I just choose to ignore that as an obstacle for two reasons: I can't change my gender, and I refuse to stop making movies."

"If there's specific resistance to women making movies, I just choose to ignore that as an obstacle for two reasons: I can't change my gender, and I refuse to stop making movies."

Kathryn Bigelow, American Director

Change, Movies, Women, Gender

13

"I take more jobs when I need more money, if I'm investing in films. I take fewer when I don't. Or if something really good comes along, I usually find a way to do a good job on it in the time that I've got."

"I take more jobs when I need more money, if I'm investing in films. I take fewer when I don't. Or if something really good comes along, I usually find a way to do a good job on it in the time that I've got."

John Sayles, American Director

Time, Money, Job, Jobs

13

"Anyway, he and I worked on the script together, and I must say he was a joy to work with. Very enthusiastic."

"Anyway, he and I worked on the script together, and I must say he was a joy to work with. Very enthusiastic."

Arthur Hiller, Canadian Director

13

"When I see a film I've finished, it's like another person made it. Like another mind."

"When I see a film I've finished, it's like another person made it. Like another mind."

Dario Argento, Italian Director

13

"It was important on The Shipping News to have my house far enough away from each location so I had this time in the morning to think about my shots and still remain open to surprises once I got to the set."

"It was important on The Shipping News to have my house far enough away from each location so I had this time in the morning to think about my shots and still remain open to surprises once I got to the set."

Lasse Hallstrom, Swedish Director

Time, News, Open, Surprises

13

"Film is a collective experience, as you know."

"Film is a collective experience, as you know."

Sydney Pollack, American Director

Experience, Film

13

"You get trapped by stories. Though I've got this reputation for being out of control, it's not true, it just happens to be a more interesting story than the truth."

"You get trapped by stories. Though I've got this reputation for being out of control, it's not true, it just happens to be a more interesting story than the truth."

Terry Gilliam, American Director

Truth, Control, Being, Reputation

13

"I prefer to work alone and do everything alone, even today."

"I prefer to work alone and do everything alone, even today."

Ray Harryhausen, American Director

13

"Mark Twain's Roughing It is a book that many people don't know about, but I highly recommend to anybody at any age."

"Mark Twain's Roughing It is a book that many people don't know about, but I highly recommend to anybody at any age."

Chuck Jones, American Director

13

"My parents taught me to believe that through the creative act, we're able to transcend and give a response to desecration."

"My parents taught me to believe that through the creative act, we're able to transcend and give a response to desecration."

Atom Egoyan, Canadian Director

13

"It's only been a couple of times in my life that I've really locked horns with actors. It did not hurt the films, it just hurt the moment of the filmmaking."

"It's only been a couple of times in my life that I've really locked horns with actors. It did not hurt the films, it just hurt the moment of the filmmaking."

Richard Donner, American Director

Life, Actors, Hurt

13

"For three hundred years we have had our focus on the individual. We have distinguished him from the objective world as the Middle Ages did not think of doing. We have given him the world and the universe as a playground for exploration and discovery."

"For three hundred years we have had our focus on the individual. We have distinguished him from the objective world as the Middle Ages did not think of doing. We have given him the world and the universe as a playground for exploration and discovery."

John Grierson, British Director

Discovery, Exploration, Focus, Universe

13

"I liked to work in a shop down in the basement and invent things and build gadgets."

"I liked to work in a shop down in the basement and invent things and build gadgets."

Francis Ford Coppola, American Director

13

"Asking an artist to talk about his work is like asking a plant to discuss horticulture."

"Asking an artist to talk about his work is like asking a plant to discuss horticulture."

Jean Cocteau, French Director

Work, Artist, Talk

13

"And then we watched an amazing number of movies from the late '60s and '70s, which is my favorite time, and we studied their camera movements, their stocks, the way they lit stuff, the colors they used."

"And then we watched an amazing number of movies from the late '60s and '70s, which is my favorite time, and we studied their camera movements, their stocks, the way they lit stuff, the colors they used."

Ted Demme, American Director

Movies, Time, Colors, Favorite

13

"We can all be conned but at what point do we realize that we're being conned and to what point do we allow ourselves to be conned?"

"We can all be conned but at what point do we realize that we're being conned and to what point do we allow ourselves to be conned?"

Guy Ritchie, British Director

13

"I've also worked hard portraying an Ireland which is fast disappearing. Ireland was a very depressed and difficult place in the 1980s, and I've tried to include that in the script. I worked really hard to find the heart of the book."

"I've also worked hard portraying an Ireland which is fast disappearing. Ireland was a very depressed and difficult place in the 1980s, and I've tried to include that in the script. I worked really hard to find the heart of the book."

Neil Jordan, Irish Director

13

"I always do an all-night horror marathon on Saturdays where we start at seven and go until five in the morning."

"I always do an all-night horror marathon on Saturdays where we start at seven and go until five in the morning."

Quentin Tarantino, American Director

Horror, Marathon

13

"Look, I'm just a storyteller. When I make a film, I never want the film to become a vehicle of social propaganda."

"Look, I'm just a storyteller. When I make a film, I never want the film to become a vehicle of social propaganda."

Norman Jewison, Canadian Director

Film, Propaganda, Want

13

"To do that I try and keep myself in pretty good shape physically and I try to lead my life in such a way that I'll be able to be as strong at the end of the movie as I am in the beginning."

"To do that I try and keep myself in pretty good shape physically and I try to lead my life in such a way that I'll be able to be as strong at the end of the movie as I am in the beginning."

John Frankenheimer, American Director

Life, Beginning, End, Pretty

13

"It was one of those great miracles of history that they managed to smuggle an Enigma machines out to Britain just before they were invaded by the Nazis."

"It was one of those great miracles of history that they managed to smuggle an Enigma machines out to Britain just before they were invaded by the Nazis."

Michael Apted, British Director

History, Machines, Miracles

13

"There aren't reasons why you like this song or this piece of music, or don't like it. It's just, it's either right or wrong, you know?"

"There aren't reasons why you like this song or this piece of music, or don't like it. It's just, it's either right or wrong, you know?"

Ethan Coen, American Director

Music, Right, Song, Wrong

13

"The technology of the time dictated the way things looked."

"The technology of the time dictated the way things looked."

Douglas Trumbull, American Director

Technology, Time

13

"It's easy to like the most popular films, but I have a great fondness for 'A Life Less Ordinary'."

"It's easy to like the most popular films, but I have a great fondness for 'A Life Less Ordinary'."

Danny Boyle, English Director

13

"Any movie that has that spirit and says things can be changed is worth making."

"Any movie that has that spirit and says things can be changed is worth making."

Wim Wenders, German Director

13

"I just produced Criminal, this remake of Nine Queens, and one of the things that appealed to me about Nine Queens is that it was a performance piece, and that's the most fun."

"I just produced Criminal, this remake of Nine Queens, and one of the things that appealed to me about Nine Queens is that it was a performance piece, and that's the most fun."

Steven Soderbergh, American Director

Performance, Fun

13

"The history of the white man in India really jumped up and bit me in the neck."

"The history of the white man in India really jumped up and bit me in the neck."

Roland Joffe, English Director

13

"Films made in the spirit of the past continued to be made."

"Films made in the spirit of the past continued to be made."

Andrzej Wajda, Polish Director

13

"It was the beginning of film for television. So we had all of these great opportunities. Northwestern was probably the only major film school of its kind at the time that was graduating anybody important."

"It was the beginning of film for television. So we had all of these great opportunities. Northwestern was probably the only major film school of its kind at the time that was graduating anybody important."

Richard Donner, American Director

Time, Beginning, Film, School

13

"There would always be a vote. There were always conflicts and arguments for years and years - that's why we're not together anymore. But there was always a vote. It was always two out of three."

"There would always be a vote. There were always conflicts and arguments for years and years - that's why we're not together anymore. But there was always a vote. It was always two out of three."

David Zucker, American Director

Movies, Arguments, Vote, Years

13

"I so wanted to perform, and I grasped every opportunity."

"I so wanted to perform, and I grasped every opportunity."

Trevor Nunn, English Director

13

"I like it when somebody tells me a story, and I actually really feel that that's becoming like a lost art in American cinema."

"I like it when somebody tells me a story, and I actually really feel that that's becoming like a lost art in American cinema."

Quentin Tarantino, American Director

13

"And I maintain good relationships with all the studios so I've never been bullied into any cut, frankly."

"And I maintain good relationships with all the studios so I've never been bullied into any cut, frankly."

Ridley Scott, British Director

Movies, Relationships

13

"The life of the village became more and more affected by strikes and lock-outs."

"The life of the village became more and more affected by strikes and lock-outs."

John Grierson, British Director

13

"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

13

"They say now in America that final cut doesn't mean anything. As Harvey Weinstein said to some film-maker, 'You can have final cut. I'll open your film in Arkansas.'"

"They say now in America that final cut doesn't mean anything. As Harvey Weinstein said to some film-maker, 'You can have final cut. I'll open your film in Arkansas.'"

Mira Nair, Indian Director

Media, America, Film, Now, Open

13

"Movies are not about the weekend that they're released, and in the grand scheme of things, that's probably the most unimportant time of a film's life."

"Movies are not about the weekend that they're released, and in the grand scheme of things, that's probably the most unimportant time of a film's life."

Quentin Tarantino, American Director

Life, Movies, Time, Film

13

"It's a good place when all you have is hope and not expectations."

"It's a good place when all you have is hope and not expectations."

Danny Boyle, English Director

Hope, Expectations

13

"The English countryside is the most staggeringly beautiful place. I can't spend as much time there as I like, but I like everything about it. I like fishing, I like clay- pigeon shooting."

"The English countryside is the most staggeringly beautiful place. I can't spend as much time there as I like, but I like everything about it. I like fishing, I like clay- pigeon shooting."

Guy Ritchie, British Director

Time, English, Fishing

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