The most important thing for a director is being able to communicate.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I think one of the major things a director has to do is to know his subject matter, the subject matter of his script, know the truth and the reality of it. That's very important.
I think it's important that a director be able to know his characters inside and out.
As a director, it is important to understand the actor's process.
The director is the ultimate creative arbiter of what's going to happen. And as a director myself, you really appreciate collaborating with people who are trying to help you find what you need and what you want.
If a director is really a director, I think he's interested in more than one thing.
I believe the director's primary role is to create an atmosphere where his company can be created.
The point of having a director is that they make the final decision; it's their point of view, they set the rhythm and they make the final decisions.
The first work of the director is to set a mood so that the actor's work can take place, so that the actor can create. And in order to do that, you have to communicate, communicate with the actors. And direction is about communication on all levels.
The smartest thing a director can do is surround himself with really good people.
There's no way a director can communicate with every single person on the set and yet they need to motivate and instill an ambition to want to do their best work.