As a director, we work ridiculously hard on every detail, and we do everything to the billionth degree, and mostly people notice nothing.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
For me, being a director is about watching, not about telling people what to do. Or maybe it's like being a mirror; if they didn't have me to look at, they wouldn't be able to put the make-up on.
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.
There are times when directors just don't know what they're doing.
Ultimately, as a director, you try and tell people where to look, but unlike film or television, where you force them to look at something, you can't control it completely.
I've worked with more than 50 directors ,and I've paid attention since day one. That's pretty much been my education, apart from studying art history and shooting with my own cameras. I've seen 50 different sets of mistakes and 50 different ways of achieving. You just leave the bad part out.
When you're a director, you really live whatever you do.
As a director, I never feel that I have the answers.
It's so hard to find a director who, when you look at their body of work, you like everything.
I think it's important that a director be able to know his characters inside and out.
When you work with a great director, you realise you are far from being a director.