Federico Fellini Quotes

The only person who has artistic control is the director, and 'director' is how you spell God in Hollywood.

I'm a believer in trusting the director.

As an actor, you have to give up all control to the director. He's the boss, and has all the power. I'm a control freak, so that's really hard for me.

I think any director is intimidating.

I think a first-time director always has to convince a lot of people that they're ready to do it.

Gotta watch out for directors.

Bad leaders believe that they have to project control at all times.

The women executives in the film industry have the power to say, 'No,' but few of them have the power to say, 'Yes.'

I'm not a dictator. It's just that I have a grumpy face.

I run a tight ship, but I try and make it seem like I'm not doing that at all.

As a director, I get to have a much broader creative expression than as an actress.

I am aware that as an actor, I can blame others for the failure of a film, the director, the script, choice of co-stars, timing of the release and so on. But now, as the director, I will have to shoulder all the blame.

The program director at a radio station, by the way, is not the superstar. If he was a superstar, he'd be out creating songs, but he's not. But he wants to act like he has control and power.

You don't realize it, but often people are frightened of the director.

I realized the exciting place was behind the camera with the producer, director and so on.

So I still seized the power, but I felt that if I officially made myself the boss, in black and white, it would be too intimidating for the other producers and the other men who worked on the show. In other words, I had the power, but I gave them the title.

I have a very clear vision, and I come from film, where director is God, so if there's a clash, it's painful.

The man whose authority is recent is always stern.

I mean he's a very famous director... they're not going to put their... and he's very tough, he doesn't like interference at all, so he kept them at bay.

I would always direct my own stuff in Mexico.

I want to be an old lady, with my cane, shouting, 'Action!' and 'Cut!'

I've worked with some really great directors, and I'm really choosy about them because they're telling the story at the end of the day.

As a second-time director you don't want to be working with someone who's a star that wants you to get down and kiss their feet.

I have the soul of a director.

I'm a band dictator.