#directing

I don't want to say I'm never going to direct again, but directing's hard work. ↗

— Kyle Chandler

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Sometimes it's difficult directing yourself on film because you can't quite separate yourself from the subject. ↗

— Stanley Tucci

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I'm trying to get in the habit of, you know, picking up a book and learning how to write my feelings down, not my feelings but my thoughts, about things, and hopefully I'll moving toward the writing and directing thing soon. ↗

— Corey Haim

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I learned my business in the theater and in television, particularly working with the actors. You can learn much more in the theater than directing a movie, because then you have no time when you are shooting a movie to really work with the actors. You have to learn this craft somewhere else. ↗

— Michael Haneke

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Directing is a really kind of amazing thing, because you're helping others and, in the middle of that, you have to worry about yourself. ↗

— Philip Seymour Hoffman

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I don't get nervous when I'm directing a play. It's not like acting. ↗

— Philip Seymour Hoffman

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But only if I believe that my directing talents will improve the material I'd be working on. I want to make sure I don't sacrifice beautiful material on the altar of my direction. ↗

— Andre Braugher

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I think in the old days, films really went for the shock, with the blood and guts, but movies are getting better. The writing and directing have improved a lot, because the audience demands it. ↗

— Claudia Christian

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Fundamentally, whether directing in the theatre or a film, you have to be a good storyteller, regardless of the form. The thing I had to work hardest at was thinking in shots. ↗

— John Crowley

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What really helps a guy to become an action hero today is the directing of the movie. All those fast cuts. ↗

— Jean Claude Van Damme

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