Actually I have to say when I'm acting, I try not to think about directing at all. — Renee O'Connor Copy Share Image
I thought of myself as part of the general filmmaking effort. And as my scope broadened, I began to think about directing.… — Jack Nicholson Copy Share Image
I'm pretty focused on what I do. I think directing is a very specific talent, and I'm not real big on putting… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
I think that directing is the ultimate martyred task of filmmaking, that it has nobility to it. It takes three years to… — Diane Lane Copy Share Image
I think directing is part play, part work, not just all work, because I think you always have to play. I think… — Marc Forster Copy Share Image
Everyone that I meet always wants me to direct, but whenever I think of directing, I think of aligning shots. I'd definitely… — Chris Colfer Copy Share Image
People ask me about that all the time. They say, "Did you ever think of directing?" And I say, "It's completely out… — Mickey Rourke Copy Share Image
I think the only directing I'd be any good at is theatre directing. It's the only thing I can see myself doing. — Martin Freeman Copy Share Image
My dad had a big influence on me, and although I was never very bright at school, I used to love philosophising… — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
As a screenwriter, you are so used to things going in directions that you wouldn't have taken, so to be able to… — James Watkins Copy Share Image
When I think about directing a film, the thing that stops me short is wondering if I'm a natural at it the… — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
I think directing yourself is a monumental task. Just to self edit as an actor, you work for some directors who don't… — Ashton Kutcher Copy Share Image
I think directing is a huge responsibility and it's not something where you can just be like, "Yeah, sure, I'll give it… — Josh Hutcherson Copy Share Image
I think every directing team works differently in the same manner that every director works differently. Everybody has a different personality and… — Anthony Russo Copy Share Image
I think directing in a team is a really good idea because it stops the cult of the director as God straight… — Alan Cumming Copy Share Image
I think that directing is the ultimate martyred task of filmmaking, that it has nobility to it. It takes three years to… — Diane Lane Copy Share Image
Even when I was an actor in training, one criticism my teachers had was that I should think about directing instead of… — Jason Alexander Copy Share Image
When I made my first film, I didn't think of it as directing, so it wasn't like I set out to become… — Kathryn Bigelow Copy Share Image
I think directing and writing are very different jobs. Obviously, directing is a more social and managerial job. The other thing about… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
You need to see yourself in what you direct, I think - directing is quite self-indulgent from that point of view. — Marianne Elliott Copy Share Image
I think directing a film is like a woman going through labour. After she goes through the labour pain and delivers her… — Rajiv Menon Copy Share Image
