As a storyteller, when you're writing a movie and when you're directing, you want to keep people entertained. That's the whole point, right? It has to be entertaining.
I'm the same guy at that podium preaching to the people on every single song. I'm not doing a dance for you on another song. It's all a direct assault.
When you don't know where you are going in life (No Clear Destination), you don't need direction... you need Divine Revelation
One of my favorite guys when I was young... I've always loved Bill Cosby. I've always wanted to direct him in something.
There is, therefore, no solution possible other than an economy directed by the workers through their organisations of control-through the workers' syndicates.
Everybody accuses me of moving fast when I direct a picture. I don't move fast, but I just keep moving.
It's a treat and daunting to be directing someone like Judi Dench, who's made more films than I'll ever make in my lifetime.
Once you have heard a strange audience burst into laughter at a film you directed, you realize what the word joy is all about.
I always sang in church always was in a gospel choir and directed choirs and always performed, but I never thought of it as a powerful thing.
I learned that you can constantly improve, and that you should not be shy about your views, and about the direction that you believe is right.
Directing my own writing, I see that I talk way too much, and everything can happen much sooner, with much less said about it.
TV is a different animal these days. You can bring together really smart writing and directing, in-depth character development and really meaty political and emotional stories.
Some friends of mine who are actors feel directing shuts them down and kills all their impulses, but the worst thing for me is if I feel a director hasn't noticed.
Liberty and security are often in direct confrontation and must be balanced in a way that protects us without destroying what is worth protecting.
I want to direct films, ultimately. Hopefully I'll have a fantastic career in acting and then go on to do that. That's my dream; that's the ultimate goal.
There's no doubt in the world that directing makes you a better actor. Me, anyway. There's no doubt in the world that it makes me a more collaborative actor.
I have a staff of 12 people, so it's easy for them to handle all the management and the day to day at the company while I'm directing.
When the Lord makes it clear you're to follow Him in this new direction, focus fully on Him and refuse to be distracted by comparisons with others.
I wouldn't be here if it weren't for 'Show Boat.' The kind of theater I chose to be involved in is completely a direct reflection of what 'Show Boat' made possible.
If you think that something worked and your directing partner doesn't think so, then maybe you have to re-think what you were doing.
I enjoy scenes in films, which do not have the pressure of the story so much... and it flows. I've tried to go in that direction.
