Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate.
Sun Tzu

Every director bites the hand that lays the golden egg.
Samuel Goldwyn

When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn't acting. It's following instructions. Anyone with the physical qualifications can do that.
James Dean

I got space from Travis Air Force Base, went back to the Philippine Islands and made it a point to meet the only American casting director in the Philippines. I was off and running.
R. Lee Ermey

In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director.
Alfred Hitchcock

I am a typed director. If I made Cinderella, the audience would immediately be looking for a body in the coach.
Alfred Hitchcock

A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.
James Allen

My parents said, Oh, he's going to be a director someday. I wanted to be an actor.
Quentin Tarantino

You need these experiences. Just know that sometimes, the director has a specific look in mind.
Paula Abdul

Any time you talk about the look of the film, it's not just the director and the director of photography. You have to include the costume designer and the production designer.
Spike Lee

A good director creates an environment, which gives the actor the encouragement to fly.
Kevin Bacon

If the director says you can do better, particularly in a love scene, then it is rather embarrassing.
Julie Andrews

When I grow up, I still want to be a director.
Steven Spielberg

A director is a choreographer, both politically and creatively.
William Shatner

I'm a performer, comedian, entertainer, writer and director.
William Shatner

Every director is so different from every other one.
Peter Fonda

If you're a movie actor, you're on your own - you cannot control the stage. The director controls it.
Michael Caine

I was lucky to have my wife as the art director, and it turned out to be quite something - a great success. I'm very proud of it.
Helmut Newton

I wanted to do - there was this film called 'Magic' that Anthony Hopkins did. And the director wanted me. The writer wanted me. Joe Levine said no, I don't want any comedians in this.
Gene Wilder

I've stood up to producers before, and even a director. I saw them being abusive. A lot of people on the set are scared to say stuff when they're not being treated right.
Natalie Portman