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> [I want to direct films, because I am a painter and a sculptor and I've done a lot of writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xander-berkeley/i-want-to-direct-films-because-i-am-a-painter-and-a-sculptor-and-i-ve/)

[Xander Berkeley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xander-berkeley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3e/xander-berkeley-56056_cinema_i-want-to-direct-films-because-i-am-a-pa_2671764.jpg)

> [I have been directing ads and videos for quite some time. And I wanted to direct films.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/divya-khosla-kumar/i-have-been-directing-ads-and-videos-for-quite-some-time-and-i-wanted/)

[Divya Khosla Kumar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/divya-khosla-kumar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f36/divya-khosla-kumar-5726_cinema_i-have-been-directing-ads-and-videos-for_117874.jpg)

> [ I like photography and I write; I also write music. One day I would like to direct \[films\] as well. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zoe-kravitz/i-like-photography-and-i-write-i-also-write-music-one-day-i-would/)

[Zoe Kravitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zoe-kravitz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/095/zoe-kravitz-4291_cinema_i-like-photography-and-i-write-i-also-wr_2267115.png)

> [I am a writer who was able to direct the films that I write.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-minghella/i-am-a-writer-who-was-able-to-direct-the-films-that-i-write/)

[Anthony Minghella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-minghella/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b7/anthony-minghella-18510_able_i-am-a-writer-who-was-able-to-direct-the_2357519.png)

> [By the time I was 21, I knew what I wanted to do, and that was to direct films.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mann/by-the-time-i-was-21-i-knew-what-i-wanted-to-do-and-that-was-to/)

[Michael Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mann/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/584/michael-mann-18140_by-the-time_by-the-time-i-was-21-i-knew-what-i-wante_2221082.png)

> [I will direct films be it my own productions or outside. It's not like I am here only to direct Salman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arbaaz-khan/i-will-direct-films-be-it-my-own-productions-or-outside-it-s-not-like/)

[Arbaaz Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arbaaz-khan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44d/arbaaz-khan-5979_cinema_i-will-direct-films-be-it-my-own-product_1020974.jpg)

> [I would love to direct films and it's certainly on the cards.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/divya-dutta/i-would-love-to-direct-films-and-it-s-certainly-on-the-cards/)

[Divya Dutta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/divya-dutta/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd9/divya-dutta-5662_cards_i-would-love-to-direct-films-and-it-s-ce_2635873.jpg)

> [I hope to direct a few more films before I leave the planet, so I hope I can find the material.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-harris/i-hope-to-direct-a-few-more-films-before-i-leave-the-planet-so-i-hope/)

[Ed Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-harris/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/181/ed-harris-18248_cinema_i-hope-to-direct-a-few-more-films-before_889667.jpg)

> [ If I could direct it \[films\] I would be very happy. But the economics of business don't always allow you to do… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-van-cleef/if-i-could-direct-it-films-i-would-be-very-happy-but-the-economics-of/)

[Lee Van Cleef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-van-cleef/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a3/lee-van-cleef-35525_business_if-i-could-direct-it-films-i-would-be-ve_687776.jpg)

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