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My father was a film-maker. He always said he wanted to go like H... by A. A. Gill

My father was a film-maker. He always said he wanted to go like Humphrey Jennings, the legendary director who stepped backwards over a cliff while framing a better shot.

A. A. Gill
directors father death

ADMIRABLY BOLD. There's something grand about the film's sincerity and the intensity of its emotions and something fresh and bold about the way director Gray uses the conventions of romantic melodrama.

A. O. Scott
use directors way

Subtle, funny and touching, with a striking downbeat authenticity. Director Craig Zobel is the real thing.

A. O. Scott
touching real directors

Obviously there was Keith Haring and Robert Mapplethorpe, but Howard was on the brink of becoming a famous director - it didn't happen because he died.

Aaron Brookner
keith becoming directors
Directors, producers can make you look good or make you look bad. by Aaron Eckhart

Directors, producers can make you look good or make you look bad.

Aaron Eckhart
producers directors looks

I would love to get great performances from actors as a director, because that's what I'm always looking for, a director that's going to help me go places I've never been before.

Aaron Eckhart
actors helping directors

I thought it was a huge conflict of interest to be the director and the subject - it's very sketchy territory to be in. I've seen what's happened to other directors who have done that.

Aaron Rose
territory done directors

I have a lot of respect for people who are great at ad-libbing, and for writers and directors who are able to create a scene in which that works.

Aaron Sorkin
able directors people
When I write something, I want the best director to direct it. An... by Aaron Sorkin

When I write something, I want the best director to direct it. And that's not going to be me.

Aaron Sorkin
want writing directors
There are so many elements that make a good film. You need a grea... by Aaron Taylor-Johnson

There are so many elements that make a good film. You need a great director who's driving it.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson
elements directors needs

I didn't just see myself as a film director here [in Life And Nothing More], but also as an observer of people who had been condemned to death.

Abbas Kiarostami
film directors people
Directors don't always create, they can also destroy with too man... by Abbas Kiarostami

Directors don't always create, they can also destroy with too many demands.

Abbas Kiarostami
demand directors

I do think that we are sometimes, as directors, guilty of portraying or asking our actors to behave in certain ways that are perhaps not very morally acceptable. I'm not the only one.

Abbas Kiarostami
asking directors thinking

I am still very surprised that I managed to make that film [Close Up]. When I actually look back on that film, I really feel that I was not the director but instead just a member of the audience.

Abbas Kiarostami
film directors looks

Therefore, when you see the end result, it's difficult to see who's the director, me or them. Ultimately, everything belongs to the actors - we just manage the situation.

Abbas Kiarostami
actors ends directors

I don't come to work as an actor. There are many directors who can direct without ever having acted and do a great job and connect with their actors and lead them to excellent performances without themselves having had an acting background.

Abdellatif Kechiche
acting jobs directors

I like great directors who are scarce. Prolific ones are nice too but for me, there's something about the scarcity that makes it all the more valuable.

Adam Brody
scarcity nice directors

I always found something strangely paternal about the director-actor relationship. Actors want so much approval.

Adam Driver
actors want directors

I think it's possible to be free in a big production. It's the eye of the director and the actor and the story.

Adam Driver
eye directors thinking
All you can really do as director is sort of set a tone. by Adam McKay

All you can really do as director is sort of set a tone.

Adam McKay
tone directors
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