Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Eldredge

There are a lot of good men out there who just need a little direction and leadership in order for them to offer what they have to young men and boys.

When I was at the Toronto Film Festival this week, I saw this wonderful Brazilian film called House of Sand. Since the movie was so terrific, and Delray has a large Brazilian population, I thought it would make for a nice addition. When I spoke to the film's director himself and told him about the Delray Film Festival, he instantly said yes.

Terry Jones

I've been very lucky to have been able to act, write and direct and not have to choose just the one thing.

Tullian Tchividjian

Indeed, there is nothing like suffering to remind us how much we need God. What good news that His purpose and plan for our lives moves in a different direction from ours!

Twyla Tharp

Let me put it this way: I would like to direct a successful film. An unsuccessful film I would not like to direct. Films are very difficult.

Catherine Keener

I've worked with a lot of great directors.

Carter Burwell

Carefully execute every instruction given to you by the director, producer, and studio. But that would be a life not worth living.

Alan Cumming

It's really rare for film directors to be that interested in things other than themselves.

Much of their future lies there, ... The high school dropout rates are all going in the right direction and are improving. They have gotten better for the second generation.

Mr. Yates' role...was limited to following the directions and orders of his immediate supervisors.

Mr. Bush's performance last week will rank as one of the worst ever during a dire national emergency.

Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction.

Men know something that women don't know. Never ask directions of a stranger.

Dennis Quaid

My interpretation of a strong director is someone who knows their story.

My general direction to them was fix this mess,

David Boies

no direct or indirect ownership interest in Amici.

Alex Graves

No director directs 'Game of Thrones' without reading all the episodes and knowing what's going on. All the episodes are written in advance, so you can do that, which is an important point.

No Direction Home ... is mesmerizing. You can't take your eyes off him.

One should strive to improve one's capabilities. One should enhance his abilities only in the positive direction.

One of our goals is to win the league. We're going in the right direction.

O'Neill can significantly move the yen in either direction with one small sentence,

Andre Dawson

One of the better guys I've ever played with... quiet, laid-back, but very communicative. Jack had his own style. There's a lot of improvement that needs to be done. I just think there is some direction needed there.

Michael Brown

No. No. I'm still the director of FEMA.

Santiago Cabrera

My English teacher always gave me scripts for plays, but I was into sports. My friend said there were small parts I could go up for, but the director gave me the part of Mozart, which was kind of the lead role. From then on I just loved it.

Bill Conti

Music is anti-intellectual. It's non-literal, and you have to find out what makes the director happy. You want to let someone hear what you're thinking about. Because if you get to the stage, and the director says "I wasn't thinking like that," then your score won't be in the movie.

Scott Ellis

My acting experience has been a benefit. What I learned from directors is how to listen to and talk with actors. I know how they think and what they need.

Mondays are just horrible. People really just don't know what direction to take.

No one was talking about it on the sidelines, you figured that was the direction it was going. About the middle of the fourth quarter I went up to someone on the sidelines, I heard Pittsburgh was up 14 with only a few minutes to go. I figured it was the way it was going to go.

No pope ever left us as many texts as he did; no pope in the past was able to visit all the world like he did and to speak directly to men of all continents. But in the end, he was struck by the path of suffering and silence.

Now we can offer all old D.C. Marathoners free registration. We are doing a direct mail piece. We will refund their entry fees if they already signed up for our race.

Now, therefore, the Directors of the company are hereby ordered to see that precautions are taken to make travel on said railroad perfectly safe by using a screw with at least twenty-four inches diameter.

Obviously, I'm leaving a situation that has turned around and is moving in the right direction,

Mario Williams

Obviously, I'm leaning in that direction. I will make that announcement next week.