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Some directors cast you because they trust you to do the performance - but then they forget to direct you.

Some directors cast you because they trust you to do the performance - but then they forget to direct you.

Samantha Morton

Some directors don't get involved in the cinematography and are just about story, but I'm definitely more tactile than that in terms of my involvement in the minutiae.

Some directors don't get involved in the cinematography and are just about story, but I'm definitely more tactile than that in terms of my involvement in the minutiae.

Cary Fukunaga

Some directors don't say much. Michael Mann, for example. I remember on 'The Insider' he never had much to say. He would do a scene, just kind of nod, and then set it up to do it again. And you might do a scene 10 or 12 times or more, the same little 31-second bit. And you could tell he wasn't satisfied, but he wouldn't say much.

Philip Baker Hall

Some directors expect you to do everything; write, be producer, psychiatrist. Some just want you to die in a tragic accident during the shooting so they can get the insurance.

Some directors expect you to do everything; write, be producer, psychiatrist. Some just want you to die in a tragic accident during the shooting so they can get the insurance.

John Malkovich

Some directors hardly talk to the actors at all.

Some directors hardly talk to the actors at all.

Todd Solondz

Some directors have just one way of working; you either have to adhere to it or you don't.

Some directors have just one way of working; you either have to adhere to it or you don't.

Bradley Cooper

Some directors I worked with didn't even know how to read a blueprint, understand a plan.

Some directors I worked with didn't even know how to read a blueprint, understand a plan.

Catherine Hardwicke

Some directors want to make superhero films. That's what gets them off, and they love it, and they love sci-fi. I prefer putting my hands into non-fiction.

Some directors want to make superhero films. That's what gets them off, and they love it, and they love sci-fi. I prefer putting my hands into non-fiction.

Peter Berg

Some directors were brilliant in the silent era but never felt at home in sound. It's like a sculptor being forced to take up painting.

Some directors were brilliant in the silent era but never felt at home in sound. It's like a sculptor being forced to take up painting.

Kevin Brownlow

Some disaster movies look like you're watching someone else play video games. They're fun but it's not real.

Some disaster movies look like you're watching someone else play video games. They're fun but it's not real.

Eli Roth

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