Definition of Director

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Director

One who, or that which, directs; one who regulates, guides, or orders; a manager or superintendent.

One of a body of persons appointed to manage the affairs of a company or corporation; as, the directors of a bank, insurance company, or railroad company.

A part of a machine or instrument which directs its motion or action.

A slender grooved instrument upon which a knife is made to slide when it is wished to limit the extent of motion of the latter, or prevent its injuring the parts beneath.

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Director Quotations

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

Director Translations

director in Afrikaans is direkteur, bestuurder
director in Dutch is directeur, bestuurder
director in German is Sollwertgeber, Direktor, Regisseur
director in Italian is direttore, regista
director in Latin is praesul presul, rector
director in Portuguese is diretor, director
director in Spanish is realizador, director

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