--- title: "1 Director Know Quotes By Mark Duplass" description: "1 Director Know quotes by Mark Duplass. Plus more from Mark Duplass and more Director Know sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/815/mark-duplass-8530_actors_i-feel-like-if-i-m-being-honest-with-mys_364343.jpg" --- > [I feel like, if I'm being honest with myself, my biggest skill set is as a writer 'cause I can do that quickly and I'm really grounded in story structure. Part of my success as an actor, is that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-duplass/i-feel-like-if-i-m-being-honest-with-myself-my-biggest-skill-set-is/) [Mark Duplass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-duplass/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/815/mark-duplass-8530_actors_i-feel-like-if-i-m-being-honest-with-mys_364343.jpg) ## More by Mark Duplass > [We built a business for ourselves just out of hard work, and I think people really want to hear from us about that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-duplass/we-built-a-business-for-ourselves-just-out-of-hard-work-and-i-think/) [Mark Duplass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-duplass/) > [There's no excuse not to make films on weekends with friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-duplass/there-s-no-excuse-not-to-make-films-on-weekends-with-friends/) [Mark Duplass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-duplass/) > [The only thing darker than 'Overboard' is 'Micki & Maude,' the bigamy comedy from 1984.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-duplass/the-only-thing-darker-than-overboard-is-micki-maude-the-bigamy-comedy/) [Mark Duplass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-duplass/) > [And, there are negatives and positives to it. Like, you know, just like a marriage, where you're like, "Well, this... you know, is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-duplass/and-there-are-negatives-and-positives-to-it-like-you-know-just-like-a/) [Mark Duplass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-duplass/) > [I'm a narrative-minded actor. I'm thinking of the story. I'm not worried about whether the camera is on the right side of my face,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-duplass/i-m-a-narrative-minded-actor-i-m-thinking-of-the-story-i-m-not/) [Mark Duplass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-duplass/) > [We've done things that are faster at times, but it's definitely different when we direct all the episodes because it's like we have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-duplass/we-ve-done-things-that-are-faster-at-times-but-it-s-definitely/) [Mark Duplass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-duplass/) > [Nobody should be working 18 hours a day for a whole year or any period of time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-duplass/nobody-should-be-working-18-hours-a-day-for-a-whole-year-or-any/) [Mark Duplass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-duplass/) > [If we have anything to offer, as filmmakers and as TV makers now, it's this ability to feel as close to a documentary as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-duplass/if-we-have-anything-to-offer-as-filmmakers-and-as-tv-makers-now-it-s/) [Mark Duplass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-duplass/) > [You're taught - consciously or sub-consciously - to make an indie so you can get through that terrible process and get to Hollywood. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-duplass/you-re-taught-consciously-or-sub-consciously-to-make-an-indie-so-you/) [Mark Duplass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-duplass/) > [Just being able to make exactly what I want with my brother and a lot of my best friend and to have a place…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-duplass/just-being-able-to-make-exactly-what-i-want-with-my-brother-and-a-lot/) [Mark Duplass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-duplass/) > [I feel like, if I'm being honest with myself, my biggest skill set is as a writer 'cause I can do that quickly and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-duplass/i-feel-like-if-i-m-being-honest-with-myself-my-biggest-skill-set-is/) [Mark Duplass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-duplass/) > [We always joke now like, you know, the more experienced we get making stuff, we're like, "Never leave set without a shot of each…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-duplass/we-always-joke-now-like-you-know-the-more-experienced-we-get-making/) [Mark Duplass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-duplass/) > [I am not afraid to admit, though slightly ashamed that I Google myself and I see people writing things about me and I get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-duplass/i-am-not-afraid-to-admit-though-slightly-ashamed-that-i-google-myself/) [Mark Duplass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-duplass/) > [My wife and I are like twins and that is a great and a terrible thing for a marriage. It makes for the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-duplass/my-wife-and-i-are-like-twins-and-that-is-a-great-and-a-terrible-thing/) [Mark Duplass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-duplass/) > [My wife and I have been together for many years and that, to me, is like endlessly fascinating and endlessly confusing how to sustain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-duplass/my-wife-and-i-have-been-together-for-many-years-and-that-to-me-is/) [Mark Duplass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-duplass/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/director-know/mark-duplass/#itemlist", "name": "1 Director Know Quotes By Mark Duplass", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I feel like, if I'm being honest with myself, my biggest skill set is as a writer 'cause I can do that quickly and I'm really grounded in story structure. 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