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> [I'm currently trying to direct my own material.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-skerritt/i-m-currently-trying-to-direct-my-own-material/)

[Tom Skerritt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-skerritt/)

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## More by Tom Skerritt

> [I'm currently trying to direct my own material.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-skerritt/i-m-currently-trying-to-direct-my-own-material/)

[Tom Skerritt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-skerritt/)

> [Most screenplays depend primarily on the vision of a director.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-skerritt/most-screenplays-depend-primarily-on-the-vision-of-a-director/)

[Tom Skerritt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-skerritt/)

> [TV writing is different than other mediums, involving the writer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-skerritt/tv-writing-is-different-than-other-mediums-involving-the-writer/)

[Tom Skerritt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-skerritt/)

> [Just being hired by a great director is complimentary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-skerritt/just-being-hired-by-a-great-director-is-complimentary/)

[Tom Skerritt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-skerritt/)

> [Obviously, if a director doesn't communicative a clear, relevant vision of the material, it will not succeed no matter how good the material.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-skerritt/obviously-if-a-director-doesn-t-communicative-a-clear-relevant-vision/)

[Tom Skerritt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-skerritt/)

> [“Strength is measured on how well you handle your weaknesses.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-skerritt/strength-is-measured-on-how-well-you-handle-your-weaknesses/)

[Tom Skerritt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-skerritt/)

> [As a very experienced writer once told me, 'It's in the rewrites'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-skerritt/as-a-very-experienced-writer-once-told-me-it-s-in-the-rewrites/)

[Tom Skerritt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-skerritt/)

> [One has the responsibility to oneself, to the writer, director and the people who put up the money, to put out the best of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-skerritt/one-has-the-responsibility-to-oneself-to-the-writer-director-and-the/)

[Tom Skerritt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-skerritt/)

> [Rarely ever see or meet the writer during shooting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-skerritt/rarely-ever-see-or-meet-the-writer-during-shooting/)

[Tom Skerritt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-skerritt/)

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