Quotes About Control

I don't get why radio shows allow artists to do shows without creative control, without any art direction at all. Instead of that, I get their press guys, their camera guys to be my backdrop of my show.

I just do things that I'm interested in making and work with the people I'm interested in working with, and it's very important for me to maintain the creative control because, otherwise, I just don't want to do it.

I enjoy being in control, having a lot of creative control.

With everything I do, I'm 100 percent involved. I don't really let anyone just take over and hear what's going to go on. I like to have full creative control, pretty much, and really be involved with everything.

As a director and a creative person, I can say banning anything is wrong.

I love the idea of having control over the creative process and looking at the bigger picture.

I've never worked for a show or was on a show where I didn't have a lot of control creatively, but then again, I haven't worked on a lot of shows.

I've learned a lot about being in control of your career - and that being positive and believing in yourself goes a very long way. And creatively, the music needs to sound like it's come from you, not someone else who's choosing the songs for you.

I love the idea of creators having leverage and control.

With 'Black and White 2,' I want to put it in a setting where you're actually using the creature. I want the little people within the land not to just be a resource but actually be in conflict and fighting and battling against each other.

There are still men in the professional or behind the scenes world that are controlling women to build credibility.

My mom actually would not allow me to watch 'Dawson's Creek!'

It's creepy, knowing someone might be watching me. Why do they need that?

I've always felt that when I've been successful in red-ball cricket it has been because I've left the ball well and sometimes in cricket the shots you don't play are more important than the ones you do.

In the corporate media, there is almost no criticism of corporations or American empire.

I criticize those critics. The reason being that they're doing one of the worst things that ever can be done to an actor, which is to say, Look, you do what we like you to do or else.

It takes an awful lot to get me cross.

Being able to control a live crowd at the ESPYs, that's fun.

What is crucial is there be laws.

The director needs to be in command on set because everything crumbles if that's not the case.

I wanted to analyse and understand how the Chinese people could have their lives so crushed by fear.

Anchormen shouldn't cry.

I don't cry easily.

In chess, you should be as cool as a cucumber.