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For me, being a director is about watching, not about telling people what to do. Or maybe it's like being a mirror; if they didn't have me to look at, they wouldn't be able to put the make-up on.

Jane Campion
Mirrors, People, Directors
"Jane Campion: 'I make films so I can have fun with the characters'" by Peter Conrad, www.theguardian.com. October 17, 2009.
For me, being a director is about watching, not about telling people what to do. Or maybe it's like being a mirror; if they didn't have me to look at, they wouldn't be able to put the make-up on.