#director

Despite recent speculation in the media, and after difficult but sincere consideration, I have decided not to direct 'Catching Fire.' As a writer and a director, I simply don't have the time I need to write and prep the movie I would have wanted to make, because of the fixed and tight production schedule. ↗

— Gary Ross

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Considering that I'm British and I talk the way I do, I love it when a director takes a chance on me. ↗

— David Oyelowo

#chance #considering #director #i #i do

I think soon after I became director of the CIA - President Obama pulled me into the Oval Office and said: 'Look, I just want you to know that your top priority is to go after Osama bin Laden.' ↗

— Leon Panetta

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You know, as director of the CIA, I got an awful lot of intelligence about all the horrible things that could go on across the world. ↗

— Leon Panetta

#across #awful #cia #could #director

I've worked with Steven Spielberg three times. I'm proud to say that I'm one of those actors that continues to get hired by the same directors. ↗

— Joe Pantoliano

#directors #get #hired #i #proud

Every time I work with a European director, I find they hire the person that captures the spirit of the role. Americans tend to hire the best face. The person that looks more like the role, whether they can perform the role or not is a bonus. ↗

— Elizabeth Pena

#bonus #captures #director #european #every

I don't have any particular excitement about working with any specific director or actor at this point. ↗

— Sean Penn

#actor #any #director #excitement #i

An appreciable number of directors have shifted to lower-cost films, allowing them to be satisfied with a more modest return. ↗

— Sidney Poitier

#directors #films #modest #more #number

Burt Lancaster was largely responsible for me becoming a director. ↗

— Sydney Pollack

#burt #director #lancaster #largely #me

My sole inspiration is a telephone call from a director. ↗