#dire

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

— William Shatner

#director #entertainer #i #performer #writer

There's a joy and a pain about directing where the dreams you have are becoming concrete but the attention to detail, the need for time is such that it's overwhelming at times, and the stream of responsibility. ↗

— William Shatner

#attention #becoming #concrete #detail #directing

When I direct and have to look at filmed scenes of myself, I suck. ↗

— William Shatner

#filmed #i #look #myself #scenes

I have worked with another first-time director who was not that open, and it was probably one of the worst experiences I ever had, so my antennas are really out. ↗

— Elisabeth Shue

#director #ever #experiences #first-time #had

When all the performances are excellent, critics understand it's the direction. ↗

— Joel Siegel

#direction #excellent #performances #understand

Like Godfather, you look at a movie like that, or something that James Gray has directed, a film with minimal or pin lighting as opposed to everything being lit bright and flat, where everything is evident. ↗

— Bill Sienkiewicz

#bright #directed #everything #evident #film

An actor who knows his business ought to be able to make the London telephone directory sound enthralling. ↗

— Donald Sinden

#actor #business #directory #his #knows

Kubrick showed us something special. Every film was a challenge, and a direct assault on cinema's conventions. ↗

— Bryan Singer

#challenge #cinema #conventions #direct #every

I never wanted to be a film director but after this experience I really loved it. I would love to do more documentaries but it's difficult to find backing for them. ↗

— Marc Singer

#backing #difficult #director #documentaries #experience

I was on cruise control from '85 to '95, and it was my fault. There were a lot of self-inflicted wounds, when I was not doing any original material. I wasn't directing. I wasn't writing. That's not who I am. ↗

— Sylvester Stallone

#any #control #cruise #directing #doing