#direct

You're in the business - when you're a writer, producer, director - to get ratings. ↗

— Norman Lear

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

— Patrice Leconte

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Directing, I get all kinds of inspiration. It's working with people. It's a lot more fun. ↗

— Ang Lee

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Now I'm kind of established as a director, I much prefer directing to writing. ↗

— Ang Lee

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All directors are storytellers, so the motivation was to tell the story I wanted to tell. That's what I love. ↗

— Spike Lee

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Any time you talk about the look of the film, it's not just the director and the director of photography. You have to include the costume designer and the production designer. ↗

— Spike Lee

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I love writers all across the board, but one who influenced me very directly at the beginning was Mary Renault. ↗

— Tanith Lee

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A debate has one purpose, one purpose only, and that is to facilitate the exchange of ideas directly between two candidates, and that's it. ↗

— Jim Lehrer

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Most of the great directors I've worked with - De Palma, Spike Lee - like rehearsals. ↗

— John Leguizamo

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Writing, producing and directing, I must say, is incredibly satisfying and gratifying. I've never been happier. ↗

— Jennifer Jason Leigh

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