Shane Dawson Quotes

(When asked what a director does) I help.

Gotta watch out for directors.

Being a leader doesn't mean you are the guy who runs things.

I don't have a directorial overview, which sometimes is very helpful.

I like being a boss.

I became, and remain, my characters' close and intent watcher: their director, never. Their creator I cannot feel that I was, or am.

I do like directing other people's material.

I always liked the idea of leadership and being a captain.

I'm not in charge of making moves, you know. I'm in charge of coaching.

… essentially lacking in the quality of leadership.

Management is different from leadership..

When you're writing, in theory, everybody is serving you. When you're directing, you're serving everybody - in the guise of acting like everybody's serving you. But you're really serving the materials. You're serving the actors. You're in charge, but it's not free.

Leaders must lead.

No coach wants to sit back and not have control of the team.

I rely on my directors, a lot. I love being directed.

Each of us was created to rule, govern, control, master, manage, and lead our environments. You are in essence a leader, no matter who you are.

Directing was a big learning experience for me because I had to deal with every aspect of everything-all this constant decision-making, with people asking you questions at every moment, and you have to have answers for them all.

If you are the writer/director especially, no one cares more about the project than you do. You know it in and out. You created it. So always listen to input but don't be afraid to veto and fight decisions that you know instinctively are wrong.

Above all, a director has to be a good captain.

No one can move without some leadership.

When I write something, I want the best director to direct it. And that's not going to be me.

I'm the evil mastermind behind the scenes. I'm the wicked puppeteer who pulls the strings and makes you dance. I'm your writer.

You have to have the essential pleasure of making a movie. It's such a huge factor and adventure for a director because you really are the leader and the captain.

Both of my sisters have been teachers and they used to say you get asked between 300 and 600 questions every day which you have to answer. That's exactly what directing is. And the vast majority of those questions are not very interesting really, but they need somebody to make a decision - a good one or a bad one - and they follow it.

I can't imagine directing from someone else's script.