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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

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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

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They didn't know anything about the candidates and things of that sort. So they needed guidance. And that league was very instrumental in directing the people in the direction to go. ↗

— Charles Phillips

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My interpretation of a strong director is someone who knows their story. That's what directors are, they're storytellers because they're directing where your focus is going to be as an audience. ↗

— Dennis Quaid

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The only thing that gets me back to directing is good scripts. ↗

— Steven Spielberg

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I do like directing other people's material. ↗

— Brian De Palma

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Directing an opera is similar to directing a play. The singing must not get in the way of the drama. ↗

— Bruce Beresford

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But I didn't know much about directing a movie. ↗