American Quote by Ari Aster

I got into film school thinking I was going to make features, like every other film geek.

— Hiro Murai

I always wanted to be a feature filmmaker and tried to treat that experience as some sort of elite film school where I could…

— Mark Romanek

I always wanted to be a filmmaker and became one through sheer single-mindedness. I came to filmmaking from a background in graphic design. I…

— Neil Marshall

I graduated from UC San Diego, wanted to work in film to get my hands-on real experience, did music videos, TV, feature films, all…

— Ziad Doueiri

I didn't dream about being a director. I didn't know I wanted to do something with film until the summer between my sophomore and…

— Spike Lee

I became a film director, but I wasn't successful with my first couple of films, so I had to turn to becoming a film…

— Park Chan-wook

I always wanted to be a director. And I make films that I like.

— Dileesh Pothan

I grew up right near Hollywood, and I wanted to be a filmmaker.

— Susan Griffin

I found out I wanted to be a filmmaker almost by accident after graduating from college in 2005.

— Matthew Heineman

I almost became a music major, but somehow I was so enthralled with the camera and becoming a director that I stuck with film…

— James Brolin

I studied directing prior to acting and I've done music videos and documentaries and things that were sort of well-received.

— Matthew Gray Gubler

I was always interested in film, but I never knew how to go about becoming a filmmaker.

— Sam Taylor-Johnson