There's lots of incredible roles out there that I'd love to tackle, but there's a select group of actors I find myself gravitating towards, like Philip Seymour Hoffman or Sean Penn or Daniel Day-Lewis - real transformational actors. — Derek Magyar Copy Share Image
I love directing; it felt right to me when I did 'Flying Lessons'. It's something I will do again. Really, you can always be… — Derek Magyar Copy Share Image
I come from a family where my father is a filmmaker and professor of film. — Derek Magyar Copy Share Image
Going into my second film as a director, it's night and day of what it was like going into my first film. It doesn't… — Derek Magyar Copy Share Image
I'd say I'm definitely an actor first and foremost, but I love filmmaking. — Derek Magyar Copy Share Image
As an actor, if you were to simplify what acting really is, it's about letting go. — Derek Magyar Copy Share Image
CalArts was incredible for me. It's a school that I rave about and constantly want to give back to. — Derek Magyar Copy Share Image
There's lots of incredible roles out there that I'd love to tackle, but there's a select group of actors I find myself gravitating towards,… — Derek Magyar Copy Share Image
I think a lot of us can relate to not choosing to face a painful memory, and something that's a painful past, and wanting… — Derek Magyar Copy Share Image
If I am looking at my work as an actor after having directed, I'm able to look at things in a much more technical… — Derek Magyar Copy Share Image
