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title: "14 Directing Writing Quotes by 12 authors"
description: "Browse 14 Directing Writing quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Directing Writing sayings and thoughts."
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> [I thought about being an actor, and I thought about directing, but writing truly became something I needed to do just to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marti-noxon/i-thought-about-being-an-actor-and-i-thought-about-directing-but/)

[Marti Noxon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marti-noxon/)

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> [I always say I want to eventually shift my career to directing and writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-hill/i-always-say-i-want-to-eventually-shift-my-career-to-directing-and/)

[Jonah Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-hill/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8a/jonah-hill-3023_career_i-always-say-i-want-to-eventually-shift_1319977.png)

> [When I'm directing, I'm pretty much not writing, but when I'm not directing I am writing a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-rapp/when-i-m-directing-i-m-pretty-much-not-writing-but-when-i-m-not-2/)

[Adam Rapp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-rapp/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bc/adam-rapp-5014_directing_when-i-m-directing-i-m-pretty-much-not-w_2272092.jpg)

> [I see myself directing, writing, doing my own TV shows and movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marsai-martin/i-see-myself-directing-writing-doing-my-own-tv-shows-and-movies/)

[Marsai Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marsai-martin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f2/marsai-martin-12726_directing_i-see-myself-directing-writing-doing-my_223868.jpg)

> [Now I'm kind of established as a director, I much prefer directing to writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ang-lee/now-i-m-kind-of-established-as-a-director-i-much-prefer-directing-to/)

[Ang Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ang-lee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/676/ang-lee-2496_cinema_now-i-m-kind-of-established-as-a-directo_742456.png)

> [Directing my own writing, I see that I talk way too much, and everything can happen much sooner, with much less said…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-mcquarrie/directing-my-own-writing-i-see-that-i-talk-way-too-much-and/)

[Christopher McQuarrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-mcquarrie/)

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> [I think directing and writing are very different jobs. Obviously, directing is a more social and managerial job. The other thing about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-think-directing-and-writing-are-very-different-jobs-obviously/)

[Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0d/charlie-kaufman-2409_different_i-think-directing-and-writing-are-very-d_806555.jpg)

> [When I'm directing, I'm pretty much not writing, but when I'm not directing I am writing a lot. It's strange: people have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-rapp/when-i-m-directing-i-m-pretty-much-not-writing-but-when-i-m-not/)

[Adam Rapp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-rapp/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf1/adam-rapp-5014_am_when-i-m-directing-i-m-pretty-much-not-w_1336844.jpg)

> [Writing is a totally different brain than directing, at least for me. With writing, you're trying your best to foresee all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-zobel/writing-is-a-totally-different-brain-than-directing-at-least-for-me/)

[Craig Zobel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-zobel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f3/craig-zobel-51008_brain_writing-is-a-totally-different-brain-tha_461670.jpg)

> [I never go to the monitor. I just look at the camera monitor and my favorite part of all of the directing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-gluck/i-never-go-to-the-monitor-i-just-look-at-the-camera-monitor-and-my/)

[Will Gluck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-gluck/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfe/will-gluck-30823_cameras_i-never-go-to-the-monitor-i-just-look-at_1263070.jpg)

> [I love acting, but directing and writing have always been just as important. I started to write so many things when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-laurent/i-love-acting-but-directing-and-writing-have-always-been-just-as/)

[Melanie Laurent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-laurent/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/788/melanie-laurent-18111_acting_i-love-acting-but-directing-and-writing_491538.png)

> [I love being a writer-director. I couldn't imagine directing without writing it. You have to write and tell your stories - that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-mills/i-love-being-a-writer-director-i-couldn-t-imagine-directing-without/)

[Mike Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-mills/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/477/mike-mills-12624_being_i-love-being-a-writer-director-i-couldn_2919922.png)

> [I've always had a flare for the dramatic. I thought about being an actor and I thought about directing, but writing truly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marti-noxon/i-ve-always-had-a-flare-for-the-dramatic-i-thought-about-being-an/)

[Marti Noxon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marti-noxon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ab/marti-noxon-5147_actors_i-ve-always-had-a-flare-for-the-dramatic_902939.jpg)

> [The timing for directing is usually because it takes that long to develop a piece and then do pre-production and then post-production.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-clooney/the-timing-for-directing-is-usually-because-it-takes-that-long-to/)

[George Clooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-clooney/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a27/george-clooney-1132_couple_the-timing-for-directing-is-usually-beca_3107015.jpg)

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