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title: "58 Writing Directing Quotes by 54 authors"
description: "Browse 58 Writing Directing quotes by 54 authors. Discover the best Writing Directing sayings and thoughts."
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> [I was a standup comedian, which is kind of like writing and directing yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-feig/i-was-a-standup-comedian-which-is-kind-of-like-writing-and-directing/)

[Paul Feig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-feig/)

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> [Writing and directing just sort of fell into my lap.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-krasinski/writing-and-directing-just-sort-of-fell-into-my-lap/)

[John Krasinski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-krasinski/)

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> [The things I want to focus on are music, writing, directing, and developing stuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/finn-wolfhard/the-things-i-want-to-focus-on-are-music-writing-directing-and/)

[Finn Wolfhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/finn-wolfhard/)

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> [I have the most fun writing and directing. And I always choose myself as the lead actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-rossellini/i-have-the-most-fun-writing-and-directing-and-i-always-choose-myself/)

[Isabella Rossellini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabella-rossellini/)

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> [I want to be an animated character. I'm also doing more writing and directing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/illeana-douglas/i-want-to-be-an-animated-character-i-m-also-doing-more-writing-and/)

[Illeana Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/illeana-douglas/)

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> [I love writing. I think writing and directing go hand in hand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-labrava/i-love-writing-i-think-writing-and-directing-go-hand-in-hand/)

[David Labrava](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-labrava/)

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> [As far as writing and directing, I'm very focused on the thriller genre.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jordan-peele/as-far-as-writing-and-directing-i-m-very-focused-on-the-thriller-genre/)

[Jordan Peele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jordan-peele/)

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> [When I'm directing, I'm pretty much not writing, but when I'm not directing I am writing a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-rapp/when-i-m-directing-i-m-pretty-much-not-writing-but-when-i-m-not-2/)

[Adam Rapp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-rapp/)

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> [I like writing and directing. I enjoy telling stories, and I think it's born in a comedian to end up directing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobcat-goldthwait/i-like-writing-and-directing-i-enjoy-telling-stories-and-i-think-it-s/)

[Bobcat Goldthwait](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobcat-goldthwait/)

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> [I wanted to express myself more fully through writing and directing. It just feels like a package deal. Anytime you create anything,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-donovan/i-wanted-to-express-myself-more-fully-through-writing-and-directing/)

[Martin Donovan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-donovan/)

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> [I love movie-making. I'm interested in writing and directing, and I've dabbled, but I haven't done anything I care to brag about.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-brody/i-love-movie-making-i-m-interested-in-writing-and-directing-and-i-ve/)

[Adam Brody](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-brody/)

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> [I think I'll always want to write and direct. I'm interested in producing and helping other people tell stories. But I'm still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-carruth/i-think-i-ll-always-want-to-write-and-direct-i-m-interested-in/)

[Shane Carruth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-carruth/)

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> [I still see acting, writing and directing as the same impulse: How can you help each story to the best of your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-hechinger/i-still-see-acting-writing-and-directing-as-the-same-impulse-how-can/)

[Fred Hechinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-hechinger/)

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> [I actually have two children now, and sometimes I wonder if that's it. Because they do make writing and directing more complicated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diablo-cody/i-actually-have-two-children-now-and-sometimes-i-wonder-if-that-s-it/)

[Diablo Cody](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diablo-cody/)

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> [Writing, directing - it's just torture every time and it doesn't seem to get any easier. And yet I love them and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marielle-heller/writing-directing-it-s-just-torture-every-time-and-it-doesn-t-seem-to/)

[Marielle Heller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marielle-heller/)

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> [Start producing, some writing, directing is definitely what I want to do and I'll be doing a lot more in the future…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-b-jordan/start-producing-some-writing-directing-is-definitely-what-i-want-to/)

[Michael B. Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-b-jordan/)

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> [What's great about working on a sitcom is that I spend so much time with people who are in other fields as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olivia-holt/what-s-great-about-working-on-a-sitcom-is-that-i-spend-so-much-time/)

[Olivia Holt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olivia-holt/)

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> [My dream is to do exactly what I'm doing. I love writing and directing, and being somebody that can write about an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cameron-crowe/my-dream-is-to-do-exactly-what-i-m-doing-i-love-writing-and-directing/)

[Cameron Crowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cameron-crowe/)

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> [Acting is the most pure fun as far as jobs go, but it can be limiting in terms of freedom of expression.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hayter/acting-is-the-most-pure-fun-as-far-as-jobs-go-but-it-can-be-limiting/)

[David Hayter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hayter/)

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> [I have visions and ideas about different things. Other actors just inspire you, so writing is something I would love to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emayatzy-e-corinealdi/i-have-visions-and-ideas-about-different-things-other-actors-just/)

[Emayatzy E. Corinealdi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emayatzy-e-corinealdi/)

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> [I really have very little aspirations about acting because I think that probably the best things have come and gone. I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvester-stallone/i-really-have-very-little-aspirations-about-acting-because-i-think/)

[Sylvester Stallone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvester-stallone/)

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> [Directing a movie precludes me from being involved in any greater way. But, the job was never to do more, it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-abrams/directing-a-movie-precludes-me-from-being-involved-in-any-greater-way/)

[J. J. Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-abrams/)

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> [I love to direct! I get really jazzed by directing, but directing is not the same kind of personal expression, the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-ball/i-love-to-direct-i-get-really-jazzed-by-directing-but-directing-is/)

[Alan Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-ball/)

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> [ All these teachers and \[screenwriting\] books mean you see movies that have been worked over by more committees wielding more rules, that… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-schrader/all-these-teachers-and-screenwriting-books-mean-you-see-movies-that/)

[Paul Schrader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-schrader/)

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> [I think I've had pretty good experiences for the most part with the people who have directed my screenplays. It's more that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/i-think-i-ve-had-pretty-good-experiences-for-the-most-part-with-the-2/)

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

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> [I'm always writing, but directing takes priority over everything, unless the acting is a job that lifts that whole brand. If I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noel-clarke/i-m-always-writing-but-directing-takes-priority-over-everything/)

[Noel Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noel-clarke/)

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> [ All three parts of filmmaking \[writing, shooting, editing\] contribute to rhytm. You want the script to be a tight as possible, you… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-payne/all-three-parts-of-filmmaking-writing-shooting-editing-contribute-to/)

[Alexander Payne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-payne/)

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> [Writing and directing has always been my first passion. That's where the focus of my energy is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-stone/writing-and-directing-has-always-been-my-first-passion-that-s-where/)

Sean Stone

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> [For me, writing is a part of directing. It's the first stage of directing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ari-aster/for-me-writing-is-a-part-of-directing-it-s-the-first-stage-of/)

[Ari Aster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ari-aster/)

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> [I certainly was an actor and then I drifted more towards writing and directing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/i-certainly-was-an-actor-and-then-i-drifted-more-towards-writing-and/)

[Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/)

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> [A typical day for me is I'm writing when I'm not directing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-rapp/a-typical-day-for-me-is-i-m-writing-when-i-m-not-directing/)

[Adam Rapp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-rapp/)

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> [I have no interest in writing, directing or producing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-shackelford/i-have-no-interest-in-writing-directing-or-producing/)

[Ted Shackelford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-shackelford/)

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> [I definitely in filmmaking more and more find writing and directing a means to harvest material for editing. It's all about editing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-payne/i-definitely-in-filmmaking-more-and-more-find-writing-and-directing-a/)

[Alexander Payne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-payne/)

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> [I don't think it matters what the frequency is of me writing or directing a movie. It doesn't really matter to anybody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judd-apatow/i-don-t-think-it-matters-what-the-frequency-is-of-me-writing-or/)

[Judd Apatow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judd-apatow/)

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> [I'm directing the Sky show. I'm not going to be in it. I'm just writing and directing it. So that'll satisfy that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cross/i-m-directing-the-sky-show-i-m-not-going-to-be-in-it-i-m-just-writing/)

[David Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cross/)

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> [I am a creative person, and knew my bigger picture would be writing, directing, and producing; that's what I've always thought I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-fox/i-am-a-creative-person-and-knew-my-bigger-picture-would-be-writing/)

[Julia Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-fox/)

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> [Acting is certainly my first love, but writing and directing has been on the 'to do' list for a long time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-roday/acting-is-certainly-my-first-love-but-writing-and-directing-has-been/)

[James Roday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-roday/)

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> [I was into writing and directing. I was a bit of a reluctant actor. I would always ask friends to shoot or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/i-was-into-writing-and-directing-i-was-a-bit-of-a-reluctant-actor-i/)

[Bill Hader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hader/)

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> [I've had some success at writing and directing, and I like it. It's infinitely more creative than just acting, and I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-clooney/i-ve-had-some-success-at-writing-and-directing-and-i-like-it-it-s/)

[George Clooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-clooney/)

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> [My hands are already full writing and directing, because that's a full time job. Actually, that's why I don't produce as well,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-twohy/my-hands-are-already-full-writing-and-directing-because-that-s-a-full/)

[David Twohy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-twohy/)

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