#directing

I had always loved John Ford's pictures. And I came to love him, too, but I was frightened to death working for him. He used the shock treatment while directing me. ↗

— Ethel Waters

#came #death #directing #ford #frightened

Movie directing is a perfect refuge for the mediocre. ↗

— Orson Welles

#mediocre #movie #perfect #refuge

Yet, analytical truth is not as mysterious, or as secret, so as to not allow us to see that people with a talent for directing consciences see truth rise spontaneously. ↗

— Jacques Lacan

#analytical #consciences #directing #mysterious #people

Writing and directing might be a red herring, and really I'm just re-examining what it is to act, to do it well and do it properly. ↗

— Damian Lewis

#directing #herring #i #just #might

Every mind which has given itself to self-expression in art is aware of a directing agency outside its conscious control which it has agreed to label 'inspiration'. ↗

— Norman Lindsay

#agreed #art #aware #conscious #control

I don't see myself doing television, but I do see myself directing. ↗

— Demi Lovato

#doing #i #i do #myself #see

We still have not been able to move into those positions in our country that are really directing traffic among that 1 percent, and that's where women have to break through. ↗

— Claire McCaskill

#among #been #break #country #directing

I just think that I'll never have plastic surgery if I'm not in front of the camera. If you make your living selling this thing, which is the way you look, then maybe you do it. But trust me, the minute I'm directing or producing and not starring, I would never even think of it. ↗

— Rebecca De Mornay

#directing #even #front #i #just

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. ↗

— Connie Nielsen

#bring #character #character development #days #development

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. ↗

— Cynthia Nixon

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