#directing

Showtime has given new, young filmmakers - black, white, across the board - an opportunity to make films, as well as actors who want to cross over into directing. ↗

— Morris Chestnut

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The fact is, you don't know what directing is until the sun is setting and you've got to get five shots and you're only going to get two. ↗

— David Fincher

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Anybody can direct a picture once they know the fundamentals. Directing is not a mystery, it's not an art. The main thing about directing is: photograph the people's eyes. ↗

— John Ford

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I just don't see where I could possibly fit in directing a feature. ↗

— Rachel Griffiths

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I stopped working a few years ago because I just lost a spark that I'd had before. I thought I'd just try writing, and maybe start directing, but I did it very quietly. ↗

— Dustin Hoffman

#because #before #did #directing #few

Directing has completely changed the way I write and watch films. ↗

— Christopher McQuarrie

#completely #directing #films #i #i write

I enjoy doing my more intimate and less commercial pictures and also I enjoy directing. ↗

— Sarah Polley

#commercial #directing #doing #enjoy #i

Directing is: you're overwhelmed the whole time. Your mind never stops. If you care about it. You wake up in the morning and you begin thinking about it and then you go to sleep at night and you're still thinking about it. ↗

— Campbell Scott

#begin #care #directing #go #mind

The Director's Role: You are the obstetrician. You are not the parent of this child we call the play. You are present at its birth for clinical reasons, like a doctor or midwife. Your job most of the time is simply to do no harm. When something does go wrong, however, your awareness that something is awry--and your clinical intervention to correct it--can determine whether the child will thrive or suffer, live or die. ↗

— Frank Hauser

#directing #theatre #leadership

I use something that is a real staple in the directing world. It's called a dance floor. You lay it down so that it's so smooth you can roll around, and you can put furniture on top of it. It's seamless and you don't see it. ↗

— Debbie Allen

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