Directing Quote by Ari Aster Download Open image “For me, writing is a part of directing. It's the first stage of directing.” — Ari Aster ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.2 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Directing First Me Stage Theatre Writing
Writing is a creative art form and the acting and directing is more of an interpretive art form. — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
For me, directing is like writing with meat. I can write live, in real time, and change things and be confident that I'm helping… — David Ayer Copy Share Image
Directing is a unique endeavor where you are in charge of so many people. As a writer, it is sort of the opposite. — Drew Goddard Copy Share Image
I don't see myself directing things I don't write because, to me, directing was just an extension of the writing process. — Danny Strong Copy Share Image
Directing's the best part. Whenever I've directed something, there's this feeling of demand and focus that I like. And secondly, it means that you've… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
I love the freedom of writing and then I love the realization of directing. I can't favor one or the other. I enjoy both… — Dee Rees Copy Share Image
Writing and directing, to me, was the logical evolution from my life as an actor: going from telling someone else's story to actually creating… — Tamzin Merchant Copy Share Image
The directing process is often a continuation of the writing. This is just a different skill-set. — Atom Egoyan Copy Share Image
When you're writing, it's all up to you, and you don't have to make any compromises. And when you're directing, there's this intense pleasure… — Henry Selick Copy Share Image
With directing, you have to wake up early, which stinks, but you get to hang out with the crew, you're laughing, you're active, and… — Amy Sherman-Palladino Copy Share Image
Very quickly I realized that directing is a combination of things: It's visual, it's directing the actors, it's telling a story. And people don't… — Julie Delpy Copy Share Image
'Hereditary' is unabashedly a horror film. In a lot of ways, it's in dialogue with other horror films. But I do know that it… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
My films typically veer towards the darker side, and I enjoy turning things on the audience. I really enjoy working in genre because people… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
The joy of making a genre film is that you have audiences in that place, and it's a perfect place to start because all… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
I love the horror genre. I consider myself a genre filmmaker. I love genre, but I think there's a certain amount of complacency that… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
I enjoy turning things on the audience. I really like working in genre because people come into the films with certain expectations. They know… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
The nice thing about a horror movie is that people go in looking to be unsettled. — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
I graduated from the American Film Institute in 2010, where I studied as a director, and came out with a few features I really… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
I found that the things I am afraid of most are things for which there are no obvious remedies. Like, what do you do… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
One reason I think I am able to work with such dark material is the fact I was never really discouraged from making this… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
Most horror films are made very cynically, and they're usually made by studios for an audience that they know is there, no matter what… — Ari Aster Copy Share Image
Anybody can direct a picture once they know the fundamentals. Directing is not a mystery, it's not an art. The main thing about directing… — John Ford Copy Share Image
“I was ambitious and desperate to direct my first film, so I capitulated and blew it. Never again. Never fucking again.” — Craig Ferguson Copy Share Image
That's what I learned most about directing on my own - you've got to build a family, a filmmaking family. — Dustin Lance Black Copy Share Image
I took on the role of CEO, which involves directing the Management Team and overall day-to-day operations of 500. — Christine Tsai Copy Share Image
Steven Spielberg seems to have wanted to be a director from 13. He put his dog in a certain position and made him eat… — Albert Brooks Copy Share Image
When I see my movies on the editing table, I do think I could have done them a certain way. The satisfaction is never… — Sajid Nadiadwala Copy Share Image
For me the dream is the freedom to make all the crazy ideas I have in my head into movies. I truly love directing… — Nicholas Ozeki Copy Share Image
The producing thing has come quite naturally to me. I feel like for directing, I would like to be more technically-savvy. I want to… — Zoe Bell Copy Share Image
Making a movie and not directing the little moments is like drinking a soda and leaving the little slurp puddle for someone else. — Steven Spielberg Copy Share Image
Directing films is easier said than done. The job needs a lot of sensibility to put many things in place. — Vijay Sethupathi Copy Share Image
I starred in a Broadway play that was Sidney Poitier's first directing job and the cast was Lou Gossett, Cicely Tyson, Diana Ladd and… — David Steinberg Copy Share Image
