I went into directing having observed and learned from the best. There was a certain standard of procedure. I found that I was equal to it. I thoroughly enjoyed directing, I liked it a lot. It's very satisfactory to see that you can do it. The art takes care of itself.
William MonahanAs a director, you're given a tremendous apparatus to work with, and very great talents are available to you.
William MonahanYou're not turning the picture over to a system or a process, you are the process, and the most important thing is to have things exactly as you want them.
William Monahan