#direct

Whenever I've directed something, there's this feeling of demand and focus that I like. ↗

— J. J. Abrams

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The director took my face in his hands and asked me to show him my teeth, as with a horse. This happened on a Wednesday, and by the following Monday I was shooting. ↗

— Victoria Abril

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I've always felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic. ↗

— Abigail Adams

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We began intercepting Japanese radio transmissions, which indicated the two forces were very close to each other. We found out later that we were moving in opposite directions and passed each other by 32 miles. ↗

— Jack Adams

#close #directions #each #forces #found

I like roundtables because you can talk more directly to people. And you also can get kind of a vibe on what a journalist's take is on something, and have a conversation with them more. ↗

— Ben Affleck

#because #conversation #directly #get #i

To answer the question, though: I didn't always want to direct. I just liked the idea of it. If a friend was making a short and needed someone who knew screen direction, I would jump in. It would be horrible, but it led to a short, then another, and another. It was like student films. ↗

— Ben Affleck

#another #answer #direct #direction #films

If the director says you can do better, particularly in a love scene, then it is rather embarrassing. ↗

— Julie Andrews

#director #embarrassing #love #love scene #particularly

It is not easy to get parts in mainstream films for most people of color. Hollywood and British writers are not writing parts for us, or the directors are not interested in casting us in parts that are color-blind. ↗

— Naveen Andrews

#casting #color #directors #easy #films

I find it kind of weird that directors want to put themselves in their films. ↗

— Andrea Arnold

#films #find #i #kind #put

Most of the time nothing much is required of directors, which is a pity. ↗

— Asia Argento

#most #much #nothing #pity #required