#directing

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

— Philip Seymour Hoffman

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I still don't know much about directing a movie. ↗

— Jason Alexander

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Cukor is one of my favorite directors. He was a master at directing women. ↗

— Pedro Almodovar

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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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Directing television is really hard - it's so fast. You shoot an hour show in seven days. ↗

— Steve Buscemi

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Acting for me is not a bad habit like smoking that I must make an effort to quit. I love acting; I love directing. ↗

— Joan Chen

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Producing is the hardest of the three because there is almost no closure. Every time you solve a problem, another one pops up. Directing is second, and acting is the most fun. ↗

— Henry Winkler

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First of all, it was in my contract. I knew I would be directing an episode. ↗

— Anthony Michael Hall

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I always loved silent movies. I was not a specialist, but I loved them. And when I started directing, I became really fascinated by the format - how it works, the device of the silent movie. It's not the same form of expression as a talkie. The lack of sounds makes you participate in the storytelling. ↗

— Michel Hazanavicius

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Somehow I got to be one of five or six actors that the directors would use as guinea pigs at this directing colloquium, where people pay to listen to and watch the directors direct. ↗

— Beth Henley

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