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title: "23 Think Directing Quotes by 21 authors"
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> [Actually I have to say when I'm acting, I try not to think about directing at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/renee-o-connor/actually-i-have-to-say-when-i-m-acting-i-try-not-to-think-about/)

[Renee O'Connor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/renee-o-connor/)

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> [I think directing is something I would really enjoy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-holland/i-think-directing-is-something-i-would-really-enjoy/)

[Tom Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-holland/)

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> [To make what you have in your head, I think that's what directing is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-delpy/to-make-what-you-have-in-your-head-i-think-that-s-what-directing-is/)

[Julie Delpy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-delpy/)

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> [I thought of myself as part of the general filmmaking effort. And as my scope broadened, I began to think about directing.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicholson/i-thought-of-myself-as-part-of-the-general-filmmaking-effort-and-as/)

[Jack Nicholson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicholson/)

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> [I'm pretty focused on what I do. I think directing is a very specific talent, and I'm not real big on putting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-l-jackson/i-m-pretty-focused-on-what-i-do-i-think-directing-is-a-very-specific/)

[Samuel L. Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-l-jackson/)

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> [I think that directing is the ultimate martyred task of filmmaking, that it has nobility to it. It takes three years to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-lane/i-think-that-directing-is-the-ultimate-martyred-task-of-filmmaking/)

[Diane Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-lane/)

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> [I think directing is part play, part work, not just all work, because I think you always have to play. I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-forster/i-think-directing-is-part-play-part-work-not-just-all-work-because-i/)

[Marc Forster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-forster/)

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> [Everyone that I meet always wants me to direct, but whenever I think of directing, I think of aligning shots. I'd definitely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-colfer/everyone-that-i-meet-always-wants-me-to-direct-but-whenever-i-think/)

[Chris Colfer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-colfer/)

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> [People ask me about that all the time. They say, "Did you ever think of directing?" And I say, "It's completely out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-rourke/people-ask-me-about-that-all-the-time-they-say-did-you-ever-think-of/)

[Mickey Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-rourke/)

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> [I think the only directing I'd be any good at is theatre directing. It's the only thing I can see myself doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-freeman/i-think-the-only-directing-i-d-be-any-good-at-is-theatre-directing-it/)

[Martin Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-freeman/)

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> [My dad had a big influence on me, and although I was never very bright at school, I used to love philosophising…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-elliott/my-dad-had-a-big-influence-on-me-and-although-i-was-never-very-bright/)

[Marianne Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-elliott/)

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> [As a screenwriter, you are so used to things going in directions that you wouldn't have taken, so to be able to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-watkins/as-a-screenwriter-you-are-so-used-to-things-going-in-directions-that/)

[James Watkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-watkins/)

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> [When I think about directing a film, the thing that stops me short is wondering if I'm a natural at it the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-norton/when-i-think-about-directing-a-film-the-thing-that-stops-me-short-is/)

[Edward Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-norton/)

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> [I think directing yourself is a monumental task. Just to self edit as an actor, you work for some directors who don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashton-kutcher/i-think-directing-yourself-is-a-monumental-task-just-to-self-edit-as/)

[Ashton Kutcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashton-kutcher/)

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> [I think directing is a huge responsibility and it's not something where you can just be like, "Yeah, sure, I'll give it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-hutcherson/i-think-directing-is-a-huge-responsibility-and-it-s-not-something/)

[Josh Hutcherson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-hutcherson/)

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> [I think every directing team works differently in the same manner that every director works differently. Everybody has a different personality and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-russo/i-think-every-directing-team-works-differently-in-the-same-manner/)

[Anthony Russo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-russo/)

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> [I think directing in a team is a really good idea because it stops the cult of the director as God straight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-cumming/i-think-directing-in-a-team-is-a-really-good-idea-because-it-stops/)

[Alan Cumming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-cumming/)

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> [I think that directing is the ultimate martyred task of filmmaking, that it has nobility to it. It takes three years to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-lane/i-think-that-directing-is-the-ultimate-martyred-task-of-filmmaking-2/)

[Diane Lane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-lane/)

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> [Even when I was an actor in training, one criticism my teachers had was that I should think about directing instead of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-alexander/even-when-i-was-an-actor-in-training-one-criticism-my-teachers-had/)

[Jason Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-alexander/)

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> [When I made my first film, I didn't think of it as directing, so it wasn't like I set out to become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathryn-bigelow/when-i-made-my-first-film-i-didn-t-think-of-it-as-directing-so-it/)

[Kathryn Bigelow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathryn-bigelow/)

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> [I think directing and writing are very different jobs. Obviously, directing is a more social and managerial job. The other thing about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-think-directing-and-writing-are-very-different-jobs-obviously/)

[Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/)

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> [You need to see yourself in what you direct, I think - directing is quite self-indulgent from that point of view.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-elliott/you-need-to-see-yourself-in-what-you-direct-i-think-directing-is/)

[Marianne Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-elliott/)

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> [I think directing a film is like a woman going through labour. After she goes through the labour pain and delivers her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajiv-menon/i-think-directing-a-film-is-like-a-woman-going-through-labour-after/)

[Rajiv Menon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajiv-menon/)

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