#dire

There is surely no contradiction in saying that a certain section of the community may be quite competent to protect the persons and property of the rest, yet quite unfit to direct our opinions, or to superintend our private habits. ↗

— Thomas Babington Macaulay

#community #competent #contradiction #direct #habits

Good, bad mediocre or whatever it is, if a director wants me in his movie, I take it as a compliment. ↗

— Scott Caan

#compliment #director #good #his #i

If you're a movie actor, you're on your own - you cannot control the stage. The director controls it. ↗

— Michael Caine

#cannot #control #controls #director #movie

January is the garbage can of movies in America, directly after all the Oscar contenders have been out. ↗

— Michael Caine

#america #been #directly #garbage #january

If you work in casting, it's sort of not cool to want to act. A lot of people think that casting directors are frustrated actors, but it wasn't true with any of the casting people I knew. ↗

— Catherine Keener

#any #casting #casting directors #cool #directors

The magic doesn't come from within the director's mind, it comes from within the hearts of the actors. ↗

— James Cameron

#comes #director #hearts #magic #mind

Over the past few years, many of us have increasingly begun to question the direction and meaning of our society as it has developed over the past several centuries. ↗

— Alex Campbell

#centuries #developed #direction #few #increasingly

I don't want to be a director. I want to direct. There's a difference. ↗

— Marty Feldman

#direct #director #i #want

I would love to see more women directors because they represent half of the population - and gave birth to the whole world. Without them writing and being directors, the rest of us are not going to know the whole story. ↗

— Jane Campion

#being #birth #directors #gave #going

I feel that directors at times are like the janitors on the set. I am the secretary, I am the organizer, I am the maid, and I ask if they have eaten or rested. The best things are always out of your control. It's those moments that surpass the imagination that are thrilling. ↗

— Jane Campion

#am #ask #best #control #directors