Long before I ever started acting, believe it or not, I always knew I wanted to be a director.
Jay BaruchelI think that's the key to being a director: to be able to get the shot and move on quickly.
Bobby FarrellyActors know how to talk to other actors in a way that sometimes other directors just don't.
Grant HeslovI doubted that there were Communists hiding behind every corporation desk and director's chair.
Gloria Swanson'Election' is a movie I'd give a leg to cross the director's name out and put mine in.
Jason ReitmanDo whatever you're directed to do, and leave the rest of that technical stuff up to the director.
Dennis FarinaI've found that the more experts you have on a movie, the less control the director has.
John FrankenheimerFor most directors, the scriptwriter is about as welcome on set as a member of the Taliban.
Julian Fellowes