Chris Lowell Quotes

Every director works differently but one thing's important: they must have a vision. If they don't have a vision I don't care how they work.

There are no good and bad movies, only good and bad directors

I have always believed that when a film is being made, it has to be the director's vision.

All directors make films in individual ways. But the classical kind of view of filmmaking is that you have a script and it's very linear.

We were doing Scarface many years ago...and I remember having my coffee and looking at the beach, the surf, and I saw a hundred people looking out into the ocean. I thought, what's going on? Did some whale get washed up to shore? So I stood up on the table to see what it was, and it was the director, Brian De Palma, standing there alone by the surf and they were all waiting for him. And I never forgot that because it represented to me what a director is, what a director does.

In Nine Inch Nails, I've been the guy calling the shots since inception. I'd gotten used to that.

The point of having a director is that they make the final decision; it's their point of view, they set the rhythm and they make the final decisions.

When you're the director, you kinda do all the work.

With Kubrick and most film directors, they are in complete control, but one can influence them.

All these directors, and I would include the Coen brothers and Quentin, have a very unique vision of what they want. They listen to ideas and make people feel like everyone is making the film.

Directors never give you anything.

Polanski was very precise. I think he still is.

When you produce and direct, your movies are different to you. They're not just something you act in.

My approach to working in movies is to empower the director to have power over me and to really support his vision because he's the guy, at the end of the day, who's going to put it all together.

I'm surprised sometimes at the responsibilities you have as a director.

Yes, I do bring something of my own to the plate. But I strongly believe that a film is a director and writer's vision.

I like to control my films from beginning to end, to write them the way I want.

I always try to approach a film from the point of view of the director.

I follow the director's lead because they generally know more about the big picture, but I also trust that the director will give me enough freedom to play.

Directors are the fulcrum of the movie. They guide us well, not merely rein actors in. Whenever we stray, they bring us back on track.

I think people think of auteurs as being a dictator shouting over everyone about his vision. That's not the way I think of auteurs or the way I work.

I always wanted to direct. Directing is a lot more of a commitment though, a lot more time. I like directors who do very few takes, they know what they want.

Even if I loved the script, the director has to be right because it's all about the filmmaker. It's their vision. They're the ones that go back into the editing room and reassemble the film.

He [Oliver Stone] is great. I really like working with directors who know what they want and aren't afraid to tell you, "Do it like this. Don't do it like that."

A director is what a director wants to be. If you want to force something, you can fight to the death and maybe get fired, but it's your job to help push things along.