David Heyman Quotes

I've certainly worked with really great directors who haven't acted.

I need to gain a lot more experience. I think so much of being a director, other than the technical aspect and the artistry of it, is the confidence that you are, I think in many ways, you're the captain of the ship.

I've been directed by other actors, and being an actor doesn't make you a good director.

I feel pressures to stay relevant. To stay interesting and interested. To stay at the top of my game and expand.

I always want to be first.

I concluded that I'm a competitor. And, whatever happens, you keep leading. You can't fear anybody. Why? Because at the end of the day, I might not be in this job a couple of years from now. I'm here to win.

A great director, first, is highly intelligent. And he is also a dedicated and willing to work hard. Now those are easy things to identify. The third is the creativity, and that is very difficult to identify in advance. This is why so many of the directors who have started with me were my assistant - the first one was Francis Ford Coppola.

I'm a man, and I think every man wants to be No. 1.

The ladder of success is never crowded at the top.

A good director has to be a captain - he has to work with a lot of people every day.

I just want to be great. I want to stand out, be a great leader for this defense, and I'm just trying to leave it all out on the field.

I think the key is basically just your determination. As far an artist is concerned, it's just about your drive and your dream.

It's seen as dirty to be ambitious. What if U2 weren't ambitious? We wouldn't have that gift we have from them.

You have to be insane to direct.

On the other hand, I have devoted so much energy to reach the top that I accept the stress of being there.

I like to compete.

I live for competition. It makes my life complete.

I'm competitive at everything.

My job is to inspire the people, to be on top of my game and push my culture forward.

I was fortunate enough to work under directors who were, most of them, brilliant, emotional men.

Competition is all in numbers; it's a numbers game, but I looked at it like it's a passion, and it's art.

I think there's something wrong with me - I like to win in everything I do, regardless of what it is. You want to race down the street, I want to beat you. If we're playing checkers, I want to win. You beat me, it's going to bother me. I just enjoy competition.

So many features at Sundance seemed to be powered more on the director's need to be a director than any particular story.

I'd love to direct more.

After 13 years, I couldn't accept to be number two.