Arthur Penn Quotes

If I’m hesitant at all about an idea, then that’s not the right idea.

- M. Night Shyamalan

Director

· India

• Ideas

Obsession can be a great thing or it can also destroy lives.

- Joel Schumacher

Director

· USA

• Great Things
• Obsession

You have to stop yourself from even thinking about failing.

- Julie Taymor

Director

• Failure

There’s absolutely no point in beating yourself up. Focus on going forward.

- Mary Harron

Director

· Canada

• Focus
• No Point

The problem with most love stories in my opinion is that they’re too simplistic.

- Steven Shainberg

Director

· USA

• Love Story
• Opinion
• Stories

You can’t get good at anything unless you do it day in and day out, over and over.

- Steven Soderbergh

Director

· USA

It’s people who are repressed and cannot express their fears that are dangerous.

- Julie Taymor

Director

• Dangerous

I always like to keep the budget as small as possible just to have the most freedom.

- Sofia Coppola

Director

· USA

• Budgets

Big emotions that are unexplained are really scary. At least to me.

- Spike Jonze

Director

· USA

• Emotion
• Scary

When you’re a producer or director, there’s so much sweat that goes into any given project.

- Joseph McGinty Nichol

Director

· USA

• Directors
• Projects
• Sweat