Julie Delpy Quotes

I feel whatever an actor does on screen is something the actor 'does,' and what the director can do is to tell, talk or instruct. So, all the credit for an actor's performance goes to the actor alone.

I'm very interested in directing actors - many directors direct cameras.

If you do well as an actor, a good director will pick up on it, and keep it in the film.

Director of any film is very important, and an actor has to leave himself in his hands to mould.

Films are a director's medium. We're all stemming from the director.

As a director, I have to do everything. As an actor, I'm just worried about one role, that's it. As a director, everything is important. Everything is something you have to be very detailed and specific about in telling a story. So for me, the job is far greater than just being the actor, there's a lot more responsibility creatively, technically.

Not to knock the people who've given me the opportunity; I appreciate all the opportunities I've gotten, but one of the things I think I really learned from the features I got to direct is that your job as a director is everything about the movie. It's to pick a story that's really worth making, and make sure that the basic components are there. You're not just a part of the team. You're really in charge, and the responsibility falls on you if all the components aren't there for a worthwhile film.

As a director, you have to know what actors are doing. You're the one telling them what to do. The actors' job is to come prepared to the set, but sometimes, if they're beginning actors or people who are non-actors, you have to teach them how to act.

Some directors don't get involved in the cinematography and are just about story, but I'm definitely more tactile than that in terms of my involvement in the minutiae.

All the films I do, I write the scripts, I direct.

All the director wants is their idea of the movie to be believed in.

Most screenplays depend primarily on the vision of a director.

People think that the directors direct actors. No. Really, what the director's doing is directing the audience's eye through the film.

Film work can be very interesting, but it also can be awfully boring because who creates the film? The actors? No. It is the director. It's his piece of work.

As far as writing or directing a film, I've worked with enough people who have done that that I know it's just a whole other level of responsibility and chaos and murder that I could not see happening. For now, I'm just going to see what comes. I know what I like and what direction I have.

I knew that I'd end up directing because I'm so hands-on with my films.

To me, the director is the most important, rather than the story.

Someone who directs a film, they have to see the overall picture, and they have to get the best performances out of the actors.

The rules are: The only ego is the film, and you have to serve the film.

I'd grab the camera and tell people what to do, and when I was 14, someone told me that it was called directing.

On a very small scale, I kind of understand why the directors that I work with do certain things. I don't consider myself an incredible director. I'm not ready to do movies by any means. But, I feel like I can be a better actress now that I've been on the other side and kind of understand the process and more of the technical aspects of it.

I always think that a director who knows about the technical side, but cares about the acting performances and casting as well, is ahead of the game.

I want to direct one day. I want to write my own thing and really be behind the scenes because you have more creative control.

I had written a script called 'Freed,' which I had wanted to direct.

Visual elements are, of course, the director's job.