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Directors"The director's task is to develop a world that the audience can believe in as well as to tell a story that will captivate them." From Alfred Hitchcock to Steven Spielberg, several of the most popular supervisors have actually shared their knowledge on the art of filmmaking. Here are some of the most motivating quotes from directors that have actually formed the movie industry.
Small: Im very proud of my gold pocket watch. My grandfather, on his deathbed, sold me this watch
Woody Allen
"I'm very proud of my gold pocket watch. My grandfather, on his deathbed, sold me this watch"
Woody Allen, Director
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Small: Its not that we use technology, we live technology
Godfrey Reggio
"It's not that we use technology, we live technology"
Godfrey Reggio, Director
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Small: Eighty percent of success is showing up
Woody Allen
"Eighty percent of success is showing up"
Woody Allen, Director
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Small: He was so depressed, he tried to commit suicide by inhaling next to an Armenian
Woody Allen
"He was so depressed, he tried to commit suicide by inhaling next to an Armenian"
Woody Allen, Director
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Small: My one regret in life is that I am not someone else
Woody Allen
"My one regret in life is that I am not someone else"
Woody Allen, Director
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Small: When you look at the early-30s movies, like King Kong, the codes of acting are very similar to those of silent
"When you look at the early-'30s movies, like King Kong, the codes of acting are very similar to those of silent movies. In some of the silent movies - the good ones, the ones done by the best directors - the acting is very, very natural"
Michel Hazanavicius, Director
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Small: In my house Im the boss, my wife is just the decision maker
Woody Allen
"In my house I'm the boss, my wife is just the decision maker"
Woody Allen, Director
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Small: A director makes only one movie in his life. Then he breaks it into pieces and makes it again
"A director makes only one movie in his life. Then he breaks it into pieces and makes it again"
Jean Renoir, Director
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Small: Whats really exciting for me is communicating to other people and not just going somewhere to make a movie. Th
Alejandro Amenabar
"What's really exciting for me is communicating to other people and not just going somewhere to make a movie. That's Hollywood to me and it would mean nothing"
Alejandro Amenabar, Director
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Small: I will not eat oysters. I want my food dead. Not sick. Not wounded. Dead
Woody Allen
"I will not eat oysters. I want my food dead. Not sick. Not wounded. Dead"
Woody Allen, Director
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Small: The food here is terrible, and the portions are too small
Woody Allen
"The food here is terrible, and the portions are too small"
Woody Allen, Director
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Small: Its not just the effect of technology on the environment, on religion, on the economic structure, on society,
Godfrey Reggio
"It's not just the effect of technology on the environment, on religion, on the economic structure, on society, on politics, etc. It's that everything now exists in technology to the point where technology is the new and comprehensive host of nature of life"
Godfrey Reggio, Director
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Small: For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake
Alfred Hitchcock
"For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake"
Alfred Hitchcock, Director
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Small: Marriage is the death of hope
Woody Allen
"Marriage is the death of hope"
Woody Allen, Director
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Small: I am not afraid of death, I just dont want to be there when it happens
Woody Allen
"I am not afraid of death, I just don't want to be there when it happens"
Woody Allen, Director
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Small: What is drama but life with the dull bits cut out
Alfred Hitchcock
"What is drama but life with the dull bits cut out"
Alfred Hitchcock, Director
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Small: Im a lapsed altar boy
"I'm a lapsed altar boy"
Guillermo del Toro, Director
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Small: I hope before I am getting too old and when my mind is still functioning, I can tell some better stories
"I hope before I am getting too old and when my mind is still functioning, I can tell some better stories"
Zhang Yimou, Director
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Small: I think Francis at half form is better than anybody else by 50%, you know? I think its just that he has never.
"I think Francis at half form is better than anybody else by 50%, you know? I think it's just that he has never... he has a late pick of the things that are ambitious enough for him"
John Milius, Director
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Small: Whenever a situation develops to its extreme, it is bound to turn around and become its opposite
"Whenever a situation develops to its extreme, it is bound to turn around and become its opposite"
Frank Capra, Director
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Small: And, consequently, the art of propaganda or public information becomes one of the most powerful forms of direc
"And, consequently, the art of propaganda or public information becomes one of the most powerful forms of directive statesmanship"
John Grierson, Director
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Small: I think any spiritual experience thats worthwhile is not about ego and it will humble you in some way.
"I think any spiritual experience that's worthwhile is not about ego and it will humble you in some way. And also, a Zen monk once said to me, 'If you're not laughing, then you're not getting it.'"
David O. Russell, Director
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Small: Thats the great thing about entering a convent: There are things that you simply cant do, so you dont have to
"That's the great thing about entering a convent: There are things that you simply can't do, so you don't have to worry about them"
Lars von Trier, Director
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Small: Why does man kill? He kills for food. And not only food: frequently there must be a beverage
Woody Allen
"Why does man kill? He kills for food. And not only food: frequently there must be a beverage"
Woody Allen, Director
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Small: Who bothers to cook TV dinners? I suck them frozen
Woody Allen
"Who bothers to cook TV dinners? I suck them frozen"
Woody Allen, Director
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Small: If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss bank
Woody Allen
"If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss bank"
Woody Allen, Director
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Small: Organized crime in America takes in over forty billion dollars a year and spends very little on office supplie
Woody Allen
"Organized crime in America takes in over forty billion dollars a year and spends very little on office supplies"
Woody Allen, Director
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Small: Its not that Im afraid to die. I just dont want to be there when it happens
Woody Allen
"It's not that I'm afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens"
Woody Allen, Director
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Small: I tended to place my wife under a pedestal
Woody Allen
"I tended to place my wife under a pedestal"
Woody Allen, Director
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Small: Harvard makes mistakes too, you know. Kissinger taught there
Woody Allen
"Harvard makes mistakes too, you know. Kissinger taught there"
Woody Allen, Director
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