791 Direct Quotes for You to Enjoy

Laughter is a Trojan horse to enter into direct contact with the unconscious, strike the imagination, and trigger visceral reactions. Maurizio Cattelan

Laughter Imagination Strike Visceral Enter Trigger Direct Direct Contact Horse Unconscious Contact Reactions

I despise writing in general, but yeah, I love writing the stuff that I direct. Max Winkler

Love Writing Despise Direct General Stuff Yeah

I feel totally lucky and happy. I think a lot of young directors feel this way but you sort of, like, have a biological clock that starts ticking and you like feel like you aren't anything until you direct a movie and you need to find yourself and this is how you do it. Max Winkler

You Happy Yourself Young Think Starts Way Find Totally Direct Directors Feel Like Ticking Until Sort How Lot Clock Movie Anything Lucky Biological Need

The most direct path to achievement whether you're an entrepreneur, a company executive, or a pro soccer player is to be a great performer and a great team member. This is also the secret to a meaningful career and self-fulfillment. Maynard Webb

I think a lot of the dull parts of first drafts come from a kind of over-managing, intrusive writer who wants to direct traffic. The idea of taking out the parts that the reader could infer is very liberating, and it's weirdly part of radicalizing your work: it allows you to go to new places fast. Meg Wolitzer

Work You First Think Liberating Out Kind Intrusive Direct Could Writer Part Taking Idea New Weirdly Come Reader Parts Go Dull Traffic Lot New Places Very Infer Wants Places Your Who Fast Drafts

Anybody can direct, but there are only eleven good writers. Mel Brooks

Good Direct Only Writers Anybody Eleven

I only direct in self-defense. Mel Brooks

Self-Defense Direct Only

My debut feature, 'The Baby-Sitters Club,' got good reviews and made good money for what it cost. But it took me six years to get to direct my second feature. I think a guy would have had another movie out the same year. Melanie Mayron

Good Me Money Made Year Club Think Took Out Would Cost Direct Guy Feature Had Another Got Years Reviews Debut Get Same Six Movie Second

I'm too direct. Metta World Peace

Too Direct

Banks need to have large shareholders on the board that have a direct interest in their performance. Mian Muhammad Mansha

Direct Shareholders Performance Banks Interest Board Large Need

I have no interest in making a 'Vietnam' film, no interest in making a direct political statement. Michael Cimino

Political Statement Direct No Interest Making Political Statement Interest Vietnam Film

I would love to direct but I feel like directing is a whole separate craft and so I tend to respect it as a separate craft that I would need to study first. So, right now I'm still trying to do certain things as an actor and until I get bored of that or I feel completely fed by that then I'll move into directing. Michael Ealy

Love Respect First Would Bored Direct Directing Tend Fed Study Feel Like Until Still Get Trying Craft Move Then Certain Separate Certain Things Whole Now Actor Right Things Need

I read that John Hughes script for 'Mr. Mom,' and I thought, 'This guy is a funny writer.' I went: 'You ought to stick around and direct this thing.' But he didn't; he left, and look what he became. A really legendary comedy director. Michael Keaton

Chris Columbus, who directed the first two Harry Potter films and was the family comedy king through the '80s and '90s - 'Mrs. Doubtfire,' 'Home Alone,' etc. - has acquired rights to 'The Cypress House' and is working on the script himself, with intent to direct. Michael Koryta

Alone Home Family Rights Comedy King First Films Harry Harry Potter Direct Directed Potter Through Columbus House Himself Intent Etc Script Acquired Working Who Chris Two

To direct a sequel to somebody else's work is not interesting to me. Michael McKean

Work Me Somebody Else Direct Interesting Sequel

All these directors who do different locations forget that one room can be shot from a million different angles and a million different ways. When I direct a movie, I'm going to use that. Michael Pitt

Ways Locations Direct Angles Directors Forget Going Different Movie Different Angles Room Shot Use Who Different Ways Million

I'm going to write films, star in films, direct films. Write records. Perform live. Michael Pitt

Live Films Direct Records Write Perform Going Star

I love television. Television is a great medium; I'm fortunate enough to direct amazing television. Michelle MacLaren

Love Great Amazing Enough Medium Television Direct Fortunate

I have a spot on the horizon that I'm trying to hit: To write and direct adult dramedies. First of all, there's really not a big market for them. Second of all, it's like cracking a diamond. You've got to do it right. Mike Binder

Direct Quotes

No more direct quotes