Famous quotes by Directors

"I have always felt that this story is universal. When I began to understand the details of the history, I felt that the most compelling aspect was not what happened, but what continues to happen and how it is denied"

Atom Egoyan, Director

"The difficulty with the present state of affairs is that there is no legislation on the sources of funding for the Polish film industry. There is no legislation concerning filmmaking. And there is no legislation on television that would be beneficial to filmmaking"

Andrzej Wajda, Director

"It was progressively more difficult to find work in the theatre, as well"

Andrzej Wajda, Director

"In the same period, Polish literature also underwent some significant changes. From social-political literature, which had a great tradition and strong motivation to be that way, Polish literature changed its focus to a psychological rather than a social one"

Andrzej Wajda, Director

"Our relationships, relationships between adults, how all those pieces fit together - that's the most complicated thing we all face"

Bill Condon, Director

"Kinsey was trying to study sex scientifically, get rid of the overlay of culture and religion"

Bill Condon, Director

"In Hollywood through the 50s, there were black, English, and Middle European housekeepers and maids"

Bill Condon, Director

"Because his basic idea that he got from the study of gall wasps is that everyone's sexuality is unique"

Bill Condon, Director

"So when I read this story, it unlocked a volcano of unanswered questions, because the questions had never been asked. It was an opportunity to come to terms with the lot of repressed history - and history of repression"

Phillip Noyce, Director

"What I expect of a movie reviewer is that he should love cinema as much as I do"

Patrice Leconte, Director

"If a film is very clever and well-written, that's what gives you freedom as a director"

Patrice Leconte, Director

"I like cinema. I am very fond of it. But from time to time I feel like having some time on my own"

Patrice Leconte, Director

"Well, I don't know what they'll turn out to be, but I'm working on a film of Kon Tiki"

Phillip Noyce, Director

"People just don't laugh when their family is violated, and you don't shrug it off. You band together and you defend together. It's a funny, primitive instinct"

Phillip Noyce, Director

"Oh yeah - I watched Knife in the Water, saw the shot, and repeated it. But even if I hadn't seen that film, inevitably the camera would've ended up on top of that mast, I mean, if you think of it, there are only so many dynamic shots on a boat"

Phillip Noyce, Director

"An ideal wife is one who remains faithful to you, but tries to be just as charming as if she weren't"

Sacha Guitry, Director

"You always try to work for your audience, to entertain them, but that being said, obviously, within the studio system you feel the sense of responsibility to the bank"

Phillip Noyce, Director

"Obviously all of us have thought about Vietnam, particularly in my generation in Australia that were part of conscription and fought there. Our friends came back, forever changed. So there were a lot of questions"

Phillip Noyce, Director

"Most Australians live in the cities on the east coast, where contact between black and white occurred as much as 200 years earlier than on the west coast - and where 95 percent of Australians are able to live 95 percent of their lives without ever seeing an Aboriginal face"

Phillip Noyce, Director

"You can't get an actor to do something that is beyond his range, so you have to be aware of the range of the actor and, if necessary, alter the part to suit the actor"

John Boorman, Director

"Yes, I am very prolific"

Patrice Leconte, Director

"No, but it's not because I'm getting older that I'm trying to accelerate. But something very curious is happening: The older I get, the more ideas I'm getting"

Patrice Leconte, Director

"I would rather my films be well-known than I be well-known"

Patrice Leconte, Director

"I never storyboard. I hate it. I don't understand why so many directors want to make comic strips of their films"

Patrice Leconte, Director

"There's action only if there is danger"

Howard Hawks, Director

"When I was young, my idea was to become a filmmaker"

Patrice Leconte, Director

"I can zero in on subtle things because I'm holding the camera"

Patrice Leconte, Director

"There were a couple Aborigines in my primary school, but we never spoke to them. They kept to themselves, and we never really even locked eyes. They weren't acknowledged officially either"

Phillip Noyce, Director

"I remembered the 500 people that lived on a reserve outside my little town, behind a big fence"

Phillip Noyce, Director

"After working for years in Hollywood where the actors have taken over, it was a real relief to get down there and not only have some children, but also have some actors that had no attitude"

Phillip Noyce, Director

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