Cinema Quote by Al Pacino

I had never thought of myself as a director and found out that I was not. I am a writer who was able to…

— Anthony Minghella

I love the process of filmmaking. I understood that you have to be a writer in order to be a director.

— Karthi

I never wanted to be a film director but after this experience I really loved it. I would love to do more documentaries but…

— Marc Singer

There are lots of people that make movies. It's not just the director.

— Paul Bettany

I am not a director or a writer, but a filmmaker.

— Frances McDormand

I've never seen myself as a documentary filmmaker. I see myself as a filmmaker, period, and I am interested in drama as well as…

— Errol Morris

The nice thing about a documentary, I think, is that so much of it is editing, too. You sort of get to keep making…

— Gillian Jacobs

As a director, your job is to make sure no one for any reason is taken out of the film. Sometimes it's impossible and…

— Cary Fukunaga

There is a director for a reason, because a director knows what's best for the movie. You just give your director as much as…

— John Cena

It's a great luxury for me to be able to write on the films that I direct, and kind of a nice thing to…

— Harold Ramis

You can take your life into your own hands in terms of directing. There are ways for you to finance yourself and to write…

— Lee Grant

Not to knock the people who've given me the opportunity; I appreciate all the opportunities I've gotten, but one of the things I think…

— Bob Odenkirk