I'm starting at USC's film school for directing this month. I'll try to get a semester in at a time. I'll have… — Skyler Gisondo Copy Share Image
Going to school in San Francisco, you're not going to meet as many people that are making films as you would if… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
But even a kid, directing was something that I did. I made short films in school. I feel like I've been in… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
I started writing this feature comedy in New York - a Chris Farley vehicle. The script was decent. When I got to… — David Steinberg Copy Share Image
When I went to film school about three years ago, the first two years you're required to make a series of short… — James Franco Copy Share Image
I went to film school, and I came in when video art was king, weird stuff was king, and there, you don't… — Jonathan Krisel Copy Share Image
I always wanted to direct movies. That's what I set out to do. When I was a little kid I just dreamed… — Zach Braff Copy Share Image
'Lord of the Rings' was going on; like, my college years were the years of 'Lord of the Rings,' an awesome time… — Evan Daugherty Copy Share Image
If you go into a comic book store, there are tons of Star Wars stories on the stand. There are lots of… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
While you are walking you would learn much more about filmmaking than if you were in a classroom. During your voyage you… — Werner Herzog Copy Share Image
In film school, you get skills, but then you get lackey jobs, working on projects that you probably don't care about. And… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
When I watch my early documentaries, they're very eclectic. They don't follow any particular [pattern]. I would have gotten thrown out of… — Pawel Pawlikowski Copy Share Image
“I spent most of my life trying to specialize myself. I went to theater school, film school, music school, mime school ...… — Nuno Roque Copy Share Image
Just because I make films doesn't mean I think they're great. I just make them and then when I'm done with them… — Alexander Payne Copy Share Image
What I've been doing with my misfit, so-called acting career in film from day one on my first film, 'Spanking The Monkey',… — Jeremy Davies Copy Share Image
I came out of film school and went after movies that I thought audiences wanted to see or that the studios wanted,… — Simon Kinberg Copy Share Image
Film schools are not rigorous enough. They let things get by and kids get out there and they think they are saying… — Rob Nilsson Copy Share Image
I got interested in the justice system. If I was, I'd probably be a defense lawyer. I was headed that way, but… — Matthew McConaughey Copy Share Image
I ended up going to NYU for film school - close to Pennsylvania - but we talked about what if I went… — Adam F. Goldberg Copy Share Image
I feel like a lot of my past career was going to film school, making a lot of different kinds of movies.… — Adam Shankman Copy Share Image
I think you get out of film school what you put into it. If you don't care about making movies, film school… — Richard King Copy Share Image
Going to film school taught me how much I already knew, and that the best way to learn about film is being… — Devin Ratray Copy Share Image
Sometimes I wonder how my filmmaking would have been affected by film school but in the end I'm glad I got to… — Riley Stearns Copy Share Image
I went to the University of Toronto to study the history and theory of film, in the back of my mind thinking… — Tom Rachman Copy Share Image
I loved the idea of Spider-Man as a kid, and I loved the Todd MacFarlane run in the 1990s, and the first… — Jon Watts Copy Share Image
Well, I think every film student goes into film school thinking they want to write and direct their own movies, and they… — Alexis Bledel Copy Share Image
My M.F.A was in directing, and all the films I've made, for film school and after, I've written, directed and shot. — Geoffrey S. Fletcher Copy Share Image
I've learned from every director I've worked with. Everybody's style is very different, and I always say that being an actor is… — Lake Bell Copy Share Image
I mean I met James Wan at film school. That's where we met. I didn't go to film school to find someone… — Leigh Whannell Copy Share Image
While I was at film school, or even earlier, maybe the late 1980s, the market for independent-film production collapsed, and existing funding… — Hito Steyerl Copy Share Image
I might do a film someday for the collection. I love designing sets and creating environments, in film school and for my… — Pamela Love Copy Share Image
There's a heresy which is perpetuated by film school that to be a great director you have to write your own stuff. — Ken Loach Copy Share Image
It's priceless what you learn when you actually do. It's like going to film school times eleven. The best education is effectively… — Lake Bell Copy Share Image
In film school, I knew I wanted to be a director, but I found out pretty damn quickly that nobody was just… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
When I graduated from high school, I thought I wanted to make science fiction movies, so I applied to film school, but… — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
I didn't go to film school. I didn't graduate college with an acting degree or a theater degree. I didn't have the… — Camila Morrone Copy Share Image
I didn't go to film school. I just kept doing videos and whatever. So I guess I learned my education from just… — Russell Mulcahy Copy Share Image
When I was in film school at USC, I wrote my thesis script about a woman on Wall Street - specifically a… — Meera Menon Copy Share Image
All the lessons you learn in film school from the people you hate are always the ones that are important. The lessons… — Glenn Ficarra Copy Share Image
I'm not a film-school guy. I was a high-school dropout. I was on a nuclear submarine. I was an electrician. I was… — David Ayer Copy Share Image
![“I always wanted to direct movies. That's what I set out to do. When I was a little kid I just dreamed of making movies, and I went to film school [at Northwestern University].” quote by Zach Braff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbb/zach-braff-854_direct_i-always-wanted-to-direct-movies-that-s_2004242.png)
![“If you go into a comic book store, there are tons of Star Wars stories on the stand. There are lots of different stories to tell. Maybe George [Lucas] won't tell them. Maybe some kid, who's a Star Wars fan that's planning to go to film school, will call Lucas and say, 'I'd like to make a Star Wars…” quote by Samuel L. Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1a/samuel-l-jackson-3595_book_if-you-go-into-a-comic-book-store-there_857673.jpg)
![“When I watch my early documentaries, they're very eclectic. They don't follow any particular [pattern]. I would have gotten thrown out of film school because I didn't. I was just putting them together somehow as the spirit moved me, following my nose, thinking I was brilliant.” quote by Pawel Pawlikowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b0/pawel-pawlikowski-37447_brilliant_when-i-watch-my-early-documentaries-they_1874962.jpg)
