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> [I always wanted to direct. I always saw myself as a director. I know that I've definitely found what I should be doing with my life. In my life, as far as my career goes, I always felt, as an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-antin/i-always-wanted-to-direct-i-always-saw-myself-as-a-director-i-know/)

[Steve Antin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-antin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca6/steve-antin-28481_acting_i-always-wanted-to-direct-i-always-saw-m_1912445.jpg)

## More by Steve Antin

> [I want to do something where the script is there. That doesn't mean that I won't need to come in, or be asked to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-antin/i-want-to-do-something-where-the-script-is-there-that-doesn-t-mean/)

[Steve Antin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-antin/)

> [I want to make big movies that appeal to a lot of people. That's satisfying to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-antin/i-want-to-make-big-movies-that-appeal-to-a-lot-of-people-that-s/)

[Steve Antin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-antin/)

> [Disney was kind enough, thoughtful enough and believed enough in me, as a director, to wait for me to be available.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-antin/disney-was-kind-enough-thoughtful-enough-and-believed-enough-in-me-as/)

[Steve Antin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-antin/)

> [In a huge way, everything that I've done in my life has helped inform my ability to communicate with actors and direct them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-antin/in-a-huge-way-everything-that-i-ve-done-in-my-life-has-helped-inform/)

[Steve Antin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-antin/)

> [I actually had a movie green lit at Disney the same week 'Burlesque' was green lit - a movie for Disney called 'Mash-Up', about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-antin/i-actually-had-a-movie-green-lit-at-disney-the-same-week-burlesque/)

[Steve Antin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-antin/)

> [I always wanted to direct. I always saw myself as a director.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-antin/i-always-wanted-to-direct-i-always-saw-myself-as-a-director/)

[Steve Antin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-antin/)

> [I'm not Shakespeare. I have no delusions of who I am, as a writer. I wrote a simply beautiful script that's a fun-filled, joyous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-antin/i-m-not-shakespeare-i-have-no-delusions-of-who-i-am-as-a-writer-i/)

[Steve Antin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-antin/)

> [I really feel that I'm a much better director than I was an actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-antin/i-really-feel-that-i-m-a-much-better-director-than-i-was-an-actor/)

[Steve Antin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-antin/)

> [Cher is really down-to-earth, very nurturing, incredibly funny and fun, a great storyteller, and creates a great environment on the set.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-antin/cher-is-really-down-to-earth-very-nurturing-incredibly-funny-and-fun/)

[Steve Antin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-antin/)

> [I've always had a love affair with New York City, and I've threatened to get an apartment there one day. But it just made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-antin/i-ve-always-had-a-love-affair-with-new-york-city-and-i-ve-threatened/)

[Steve Antin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-antin/)

> [I always wanted to direct. I always saw myself as a director. I know that I've definitely found what I should be doing with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-antin/i-always-wanted-to-direct-i-always-saw-myself-as-a-director-i-know/)

[Steve Antin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-antin/)

> [I always wanted to be a filmmaker, but I started acting when I was 9 years old. I looked a certain part that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-antin/i-always-wanted-to-be-a-filmmaker-but-i-started-acting-when-i-was-9/)

[Steve Antin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-antin/)

> [I love actors. I love working with actors. I really enjoy the process. I love having those in-depth discussions about the interior of their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-antin/i-love-actors-i-love-working-with-actors-i-really-enjoy-the-process-i/)

[Steve Antin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-antin/)

> [I've been involved in burlesque for a really long time and I've always been really interested in burlesque, and I was writing musicals for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-antin/i-ve-been-involved-in-burlesque-for-a-really-long-time-and-i-ve/)

[Steve Antin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-antin/)

> [Kristen Bell is rare as an actress, because she's the type of actor who jumps out of a plane without a parachute - from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-antin/kristen-bell-is-rare-as-an-actress-because-she-s-the-type-of-actor/)

[Steve Antin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-antin/)

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