#director

In a collaborative environment directors hire actors because they want their input, not just their bodies. ↗

— Kelly Lynch

#bodies #collaborative #directors #environment #hire

There's been a slow death in a way. On the positive side, there are films getting into the Academy Awards that wouldn't have, but on the negative side, financiers are now dominant and making all the decisions. I can't count the ways a director's vision is compromised. ↗

— Lili Taylor

#academy awards #awards #been #compromised #count

I've definitely become more aware and conscious of what directors I'm working with because it's so important. The director is really more than half the battle of the film. You really rely on that. That's become really, really important to me, for sure. ↗

— Kate Mara

#battle #because #become #conscious #definitely

When I auditioned for my high school band the band director was excited because my father was known to be a great musician. When he heard me, he said 'Are you sure you're Ellis's son?' ↗

— Wynton Marsalis

#band #because #director #ellis #excited

Actors are accustomed to doing exactly what the director or writer requests us to do, and rarely get involved in that part of the process. ↗

— Catherine McCormack

#director #doing #exactly #get #involved

The Dead was cool, It's a great horror story. I went to the casting director of this movie and talked to him, then they called my agent and had me come in and read for it and they wanted to use me. ↗

— Matthew McGrory

#called #casting #casting director #come #cool

That's why I had to leave Hair on Broadway, because I did it for about a year, and one night I was doing the show, and I realized, well, this is not real. I told the director. He says, man, it was a killer show tonight. ↗

— Barry McGuire

#because #broadway #did #director #doing

Well, this is the second time I've done New Directors. ↗

— Jim McKay

#done #i #new #second #time

I remained a member of the section till 1947, becoming Director in 1946. ↗

— James Meade

#director #i #member #remained #section