Truly, I never dreamt of becoming an actor - I always…

I dreamt of being an actor ever since I was young.

— Douglas Booth

I've always wanted to be a director; it's just how my mind has always worked. If I hear music, I see music videos and…

— Noel Wells

I wanted to be a director and producer and writer, but in the early '40's the union wouldn't let you get through the gates.…

— Larry Buchanan

I wanted to be a director of photography for a while, because I'm fascinated by what they do. You're made to look good by…

— Freddie Fox

I never wanted to be a director. I came into this industry by the little door, so I never learned anything; I never went…

— Olivier Megaton

I never wanted to be a director.

— Albert Brooks

I loved cinema while growing up and, for the longest time, wanted to be a director.

— Robert Carlyle

I always wanted to be a director. And I make films that I like.

— Dileesh Pothan

I wanted to be a director and comedian and my plan was to go to NYU. I wanted to be in UCB.

— Finn Wolfhard

I wanted to be Steven Spielberg, Tim Burton, Stanley Kubrick, David Cronenberg, Ridley Scott, James Cameron, and Hitchcock. I'd wanted to be a director…

— Jordan Peele

I've always wanted to write movies - I always used to tell my mom that I wanted to be a director.

— R. Kelly

Long before I ever started acting, believe it or not, I always knew I wanted to be a director.

— Jay Baruchel

As an actor, I just go off the director. I never ask how big the part is. I don't look at it from the…

— Greta Gerwig

I was fifteen, or sixteen. I was in high school. I was spending a summer in California with my second cousins. And I wanted…

— Steven Spielberg

I started out as an assistant to a director on two movies, Miguel Arteta. The movies I worked on were 'Chuck and Buck' and…

— Ruben Fleischer