#directing

Directing is a tremendous art. ↗

— Steve Guttenberg

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I love acting and I still want to do it, but I've such an instinct for directing, it's something that comes naturally to me. It's why I'm here on this planet. ↗

— Julie Delpy

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I mean, if you are directing actors to do one thing and then directing them to do something else entirely because the one thing you wanted them to do may not work, then you are just shattering their confidence in the project. ↗

— Atom Egoyan

#confidence #directing #else #entirely #i

I never studied directing and I never really thought about doing it, and then I just found myself in that situation and tried it. I like to be observing everything else, and I get self-conscious in front of the camera. ↗

— Sofia Coppola

#camera #directing #doing #else #everything

I think what makes a good actor's director is somebody who understands what I'm doing and is respectful of it, but who also has a vision and is directing me toward their vision in a way that feels productive. ↗

— Matt Damon

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What I'm having is this conflict in my life right now, that in New York, I see my directing friends and I see acting friends and they've all got this level of passion about either or both of those directions that I've never really found myself having. ↗

— Danny Pintauro

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I see the job of directing as being one of creating the right atmosphere, creating an environment where people can realize their full potential. ↗

— Joe Wright

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But when I felt like I had something to prove? Then I got up early every morning and worked all day long. I didn't know if I had any more talent than anyone else directing, but I knew I could work hard at it, and so I did. ↗

— Ben Affleck

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It's such a strange combination that I'd be unhappy to make anything like that without Landis directing. ↗

— Jenny Agutter

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I use something that is a real staple in the directing world. It's called a dance floor. You lay it down so that it's so smooth you can roll around, and you can put furniture on top of it. It's seamless and you don't see it. ↗

— Debbie Allen

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