Some very famous directors have started in the mail room, which is just getting inside the studio, getting to know people, getting to know the routine.
It's interesting - I always thought when I was doing more melodramatic stuff like 'Everwood' that the directors were constantly reeling me in and stopping me from being funny.
A leadership culture is one where everyone thinks like an owner, a CEO or a managing director. It's one where everyone is entrepreneurial and proactive.
The directors thought, They understand nothing in the real economy, in real life. They read some stupid books, and they came from the moon to the earth, and maybe in one month they will disappear.
On my first day on the set of 'Boston Legal,' I thought the director was calling me 'Candice' instead of 'Constance.' But I didn't realize he was actually talking to Candice Bergen.
I love working fast. I don't relish the director who wants to do 25 to 30 takes, or the actors who insist on doing 25 or 30 takes.
As an actor we're just like workers in a factory, we provide our services to directors. But I must do my job perfectly, and I love what I do.
As a professional, it pains me to watch a movie that is botched and amateurish. I prefer directors who have control of both their craft and their ideas.
There's no lack of talent out there. I suspect there is a lack of creative guidance, and that would not be solely the responsibility of a director but also a producer.
I have no idea what makes a director believe in me that I can sell these kind of roles.
I've worked with a lot of first-time directors who kind of look to me for ideas and opinions and stuff, and I'm a team player.
I just knew how to do the one thing I did, and whether I did it well or not depended on who the director was.
In England, I'm a horror movie director. In Germany, I'm a filmmaker. In the US, I'm a bum.
I am always looking for what piece, what artists, what playwrights, what directors, what subject matter is going to catalyze an audience.
An action choreographer is kind of like a dance choreographer. You choreograph the moves and you let the director, cinematographer take into positioning their cameras.
With 'Anna Karenina,' I just think it's a stunning visual tour de force for a director who is at the top of his game.
A lot of the films now are more focused on the visuals than on the actors. I think all directors should go to drama school.
In my career, I have played a gangster, an ex cop, a journalist and a film director. Yet, the label of a serial kisser refuses to leave me.
A film director has to get a shot, no matter what he does. We're desperate people.
I am working as public relations director for the Tour de France and maintaining my farm.
As a director, or just a film fan who wants to enjoy the festival, Cannes is the worst place to be. But it must be a paradise for distributors and importers.
