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title: "11 Films Write Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 11 Films Write quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Films Write sayings and thoughts."
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> [I'm going to write films, star in films, direct films. Write records. Perform live.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-pitt/i-m-going-to-write-films-star-in-films-direct-films-write-records/)

[Michael Pitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-pitt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/378/michael-pitt-9202_cinema_i-m-going-to-write-films-star-in-films-d_124377.jpg)

> [I took two years away from making films to write a novel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jordan/i-took-two-years-away-from-making-films-to-write-a-novel/)

[Neil Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f66/neil-jordan-12493_books_i-took-two-years-away-from-making-films_406950.jpg)

> [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)

> [All the films I do, I write the scripts, I direct.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ava-duvernay/all-the-films-i-do-i-write-the-scripts-i-direct/)

[Ava DuVernay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ava-duvernay/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cc/ava-duvernay-4018_cinema_all-the-films-i-do-i-write-the-scripts-i_1171565.jpg)

> [When I'm shooting films, I write and play music when I come home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/violante-placido/when-i-m-shooting-films-i-write-and-play-music-when-i-come-home/)

[Violante Placido](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/violante-placido/)

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> [Most films I write are based on what I have seen growing up, and I could write 'Ulidavaru Kandanthe' because of that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rakshit-shetty/most-films-i-write-are-based-on-what-i-have-seen-growing-up-and-i/)

[Rakshit Shetty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rakshit-shetty/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4c/rakshit-shetty-28684_cinema_most-films-i-write-are-based-on-what-i-h_3172002.jpg)

> [I had never thought of myself as a director and found out that I was not. I am a writer who was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-minghella/i-had-never-thought-of-myself-as-a-director-and-found-out-that-i-was/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71c/anthony-minghella-18510_able_i-had-never-thought-of-myself-as-a-direc_2762343.png)

> [I had developed this habit of writing scenarios as a hobby. I would find out which stories had been sold to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/satyajit-ray/i-had-developed-this-habit-of-writing-scenarios-as-a-hobby-i-would/)

[Satyajit Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/satyajit-ray/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf0/satyajit-ray-18046_cinema_i-had-developed-this-habit-of-writing-sc_2017513.jpg)

> [I want to make films and write films, which will happen, I'm just taking a different route right now. I'm a bit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-boreanaz/i-want-to-make-films-and-write-films-which-will-happen-i-m-just/)

[David Boreanaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-boreanaz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e51/david-boreanaz-15161_chameleon_i-want-to-make-films-and-write-films-whi_376668.jpg)

> [My politics are expressed through the films that I write. That's why doing 'Arabikkadh' was a great experience because I got to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sreenivasan/my-politics-are-expressed-through-the-films-that-i-write-that-s-why/)

[Sreenivasan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sreenivasan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f7/sreenivasan-13528_experience_my-politics-are-expressed-through-the-fi_2152463.jpg)

> [In most of my films I write the music into the script. I'm listening to songs and lyrics that empower the themes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warwick-thornton/in-most-of-my-films-i-write-the-music-into-the-script-i-m-listening/)

[Warwick Thornton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warwick-thornton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/513/warwick-thornton-45560_empowering_in-most-of-my-films-i-write-the-music-in_880365.jpg)

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