To me the director's job is to leave it in better shape than you found it, literally.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Sometimes the odds are against you-the director doesn't know what the hell he's doing, or something falls apart in the production, or you're working with an actor who's just unbearable.
I think that's the key to being a director: to be able to get the shot and move on quickly.
Being a director is almost like being another sort of character, but you're out of view.
The director's job is full of all sorts of annoyances and details - like how many cars are on the street. Ugh. I don't want it. I like my gig. And I feel that for the next 30 years or so I can keep learning more about it.
I feel fine, I don't care who the director is. All you have to do is know what your doing - all of us - everybody in the business - that's all you ask anyone - you know your job, I know mine, let's go do it.
I see what's behind everything the director wants to do.
I think, when you're a director, you get sucked into your project whether you like it or not, right?
What I do as a director is really create a safe environment that everyone can feel very comfortable in and experiment within so that they don't hold back anything. You never ever want someone to go, 'Oh I shouldn't have done that.' There isn't anything you shouldn't try. If it's terrible, who cares?
Really, it's the director's job to disappear and allow the movie to just feel.
When you work with a great director, you realise you are far from being a director.