Damien Chazelle Quotes

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

I think it's always good for the author to stay a good cattle prod's distance from the actual moviemaking.

Directing is really exciting. In the end, it's more fun to be the painter than the paint.

I'm proud of 'Sinister' because Scott and Cargill did a great job on the movie, and I set up a framework for them to make what they wanted to make. They gave me the idea, and I figured out how to get it out into the world.

For me now, it's about what you would write and what you wouldn't write, and that's how I select what I am going to do. It can be quite nice being brought a concept by a studio for me to work on.

All you can really do as director is sort of set a tone.

Being a director is almost like being another sort of character, but you're out of view.

Directing is creating a whole. You're able to combine different elements and create a film that is unique and true to your vision.

When I'm shooting, I don't care who the star is. I have an actor playing a part, and I'm serving the script, not serving anyone's career.

When you're a director, you really live whatever you do.

As a director or writer, you have to be so controlling.

It's great, getting the scripts and working with somebody like Sam Esmail, who is such a great leader.

There is a director for a reason, because a director knows what's best for the movie. You just give your director as much as you can to work with, and hopefully, the decisions they make are going to be great.

It's good to work with a writer-director.

I am open to working with new directors as long as the script excites me.

Haseeb Hassan is a fantastic director. He really understands characters and their relationships. He always gives sound advice and direction.

I never had a burning desire to direct. But Burt and I, on many pictures together, used to watch other directors and we realized that he or I could do a lot better.

I learned a lot from Direk Brillante Mendoza and Bing Lao.

Any story, any screenplay can only happen if the whole unit is professionally working towards it.

I prefer directing to acting. There is huge freedom that comes from being behind the camera. It brings a lot of responsibilities as well, but is intensely rewarding. Particularly the chance to help draw out the best in young actors.

I remember when I saw 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,' I wanted to go out and direct a movie right there on the streets of Manhattan. Unfortunately, you can't without permits.

I don't care about the size of the roles, or how they're marketed or billed or anything like that. I would love to be a part of stories that tell us about where we've come from, where we are, where we're going - with great directors.

As a director, you try to find what is creative.

As a filmmaker, I'm very collaborative. I don't pretend to know everything that is needed to make a movie. What I like to do is get together with a group of people, starting with developing the story and bounce around ideas.

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