Colin Firth Quotes

Great leaders must have two things: a vision of the world that does not yet exist and the ability to communicate that vision clearly.

Leaders are visionaries. They see the outcome. Leaders are communicators. They tell us what they're seeing. They hold the dream, letting us feel that it's possible. Our minds open up to what they show us could be. We dream with them. We get excited with them, drawing on all our abilities to create the future.

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

I find directing more satisfying.

Whenever I've directed something, there's this feeling of demand and focus that I like.

It's totally thrilling to direct.

Leadership is not about a title or a designation. It's about impact, influence and inspiration. Impact involves getting results, influence is about spreading the passion you have for your work, and you have to inspire team-mates and customers.

Acting is just playing the violin in an orchestra. Directing is being the conductor.

The most important thing for a director is being able to communicate.

I try to make films that I find exciting. It makes me want to get out of bed at five in the morning, have my make-up done and play for the rest of the day.

Acting, for me, is exhausting. I'm always more energized by directing. It's more intense to direct. I can pop in and express myself, then pop out again. It's a huge passion for me.

I want to direct. It's something that I know I'll be really good at.

Directing feels great; I'm really happy to be doing this.

I think I am filled with excitement when it comes to doing films.

I would love to work with Dustin Hoffman, John Malkovich, Omar Epps, Martin Scorsese, Josh Mond, Woody Allen, Paul Thomas Anderson, and David O. Russell, just to name a few. Those guys are absolutely brilliant at what they do.

My job as a director is to communicate, and I want to communicate to all.

Just to get the basic fundamentals and empathy - I think that's the most important thing to bring to it if you've acted in the past and are now a director: the empathy.

I get very excited when I get a chance to work with actors who are as passionate as I am.

Leadership is not communicating what we need. Leadership is communicating what we can contribute.

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.

People I work with are open to leadership that has a vision, but this vision has to be communicated clearly and persuasively, and always, always with passion.

Working with a great director is like getting a master class in acting.

We need a leader able to project his or her personality and present our policies in today's media environment. All this is true - but we also need a leader capable of building a team, inspiring loyalty from colleagues, and one genuinely open to ideas.

I really, really love directing films.

I'm learning more and more to share creativity with the crew and actors. A film crew is more powerful if you listen to them, but it does make my job more tough because I have to listen.