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...good directors don't do. Good directors point you in the right direction. If they get off on the wrong direction, you come over and say 'point it a little more that way.' That's a very tricky things with really good actors like Tilda and Tom. If you overdirect them they'll get ticked off at you. If you're not getting it, then that's one thing. But, usually that's about casting more than it's about your acting ability. Truly, acting is so much about casting. Tom was the exact right guy to play...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q&A: George Clooney | 1/11/2008 | See Source »

...heart of the problem," as Monro sees it, "is to distinguish between the intent of the Board of Directors and the individual instances of excess. This is a very large organization. We have tried to lay down some general guide-lines, but we don't try to overdirect agencies...

Author: By Richard E. Ashcraft, | Title: Harvard Student Agencies, Incorporated | 5/14/1958 | See Source »

...director, Barry Bartle, blocks well, and a few touches, such as Hilda sitting on a table in Act II, show exact thought and stagemanship. Whether he doesn't also overdirect details--Selznick's Act II entrance, or Hilda's sudden bursts of life--one cannot be sure...

Author: By Larry Hartmann, | Title: The Master Builder | 10/31/1957 | See Source »

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