As a director, you have to know what actors are doing. You're the one telling them what to do. The actors' job is to come prepared to the set, but sometimes, if they're beginning actors or people who are non-actors, you have to teach them how to act. Eli Roth actactorbegin share on social
As a director, you have to understand what is happening - if I don't understand it, you can't make changes. Marjane Satrapi directorhappenmake Change image and share on social
As a director, you never get to watch other directors work, and you also don't get to collaborate with other directors that much. Spike Jonze collaboratedirectorwatch Change image and share on social
As a director, you never think about how an audience would respond. You can think about that, but you will never change what you're going to do. Juan Antonio Bayona audiencechangedirector Change image and share on social
As a director, you're a bit of a dictator. But I feel that you're a better director if you're open to other people's ideas. It means that it's tougher: you have to be in a choosing process; you have to put the ego aside. As long as everybody's aiming in the same direction... I'm open to my main partners in the film crew. Denis Villeneuve aimbitechoose share on social
As a director you're always so busy - you're go, go, go, you're always moving, moving, moving - so I'm not actually privy to all the weird stuff that's happening around me, but for a lot of the cast and crew, that's what I hear stories from them about weird stuff happening. James Wan busycastcrow share on social
As a director, you're looking for ways to tell the story with the whole image and not primarily dialogue. Randa Haines dialoguedirectorimage Change image and share on social
As a director, you should choose a project that will educate you and enrich your life, because you're going to be doing it for two years. Rob Marshall choosedirectoreducate Change image and share on social
As a director, you try to find what is creative. Jan de Bont creativedirectorfind Change image and share on social
As a director, you've got to have quite a few projects going because you never know which one will actually come together with the financing and get the green light. Catherine Hardwicke directorfinancegreen Change image and share on social