Able Quote by Anthony Minghella

When I made my first film, I didn't think of it as directing, so it wasn't like I set out to become a director.

— Kathryn Bigelow

I never intended to be a director in the first place. I became one by default when during 'Shaheed' I had to direct the…

— Manoj Kumar

I don't think of myself as a director or writer. I think of myself as a filmmaker.

— Conrad Hall

I always loved movies, but I never thought I would presume to be a screenwriter and definitely not a director.

— Cameron Crowe

I think I'm drawn to films more as a director with a directorial mind even as an actor. I make movies to make the…

— Jodie Foster

I thought I'd make a really great director because I'm an actor. Like, I thought I could really direct actors.

— Joseph Morgan

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

— Frances McDormand

I am a writer who was able to direct the films that I write.

— Anthony Minghella

I always wanted to direct. I always saw myself as a director.

— Steve Antin

And I didn't grow up wanting to be a director. I grew up wanting to be a writer, so for me, that was always…

— David Benioff

I consider myself more of a writer than I do a director.

— Lena Waithe

I didn't write to become a director, which many people do.

— Richard LaGravenese