Lewis Gilbert

“Casting is 90 percent of the battle.”

“The most important thing for a director is to have a good script.”

“The great thing about Bond is that you know you have an audience. You know you've got a blockbuster and all you have to do is not screw it up.”

“I was just a storyteller. And that's all I wanted to be.”

“I've never really made a film that I haven't enjoyed making. There are some I've enjoyed more than others.”

“Directing is really a question of taste, you know. It is not a question of just being able to shout, 'Action' or 'Cut.'”

“You make a film for a specific audience. I was always a commercial director.”

“I always felt that the audience were the people I was making the film for.”