Cinema Quote by Azazel Jacobs

I think directing is part play, part work, not just all work, because I think you always have to play. I think that's ultimately…

— Marc Forster

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

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

Directing is more what I would like to get into eventually. Frankly, I feel like it would be a waste if I didn't because…

— Daniel Radcliffe

I am definitely going to continue directing, but I am always going to try to explore new ways of making films. It really is…

— Steven Knight

Film directing has perfected my theater directing. I think when I first started directing, a lot of my stuff was very lateral; I was…

— Adam Rapp

Making films is much more difficult than people imagine, and so the experience of actually directing them is not one I've ever relished.

— Sydney Pollack

Directing a movie precludes me from being involved in any greater way. But, the job was never to do more, it was always to…

— J. J. Abrams

Directing doesn't appeal to me. I'm much more in the world of ideas. My husband is a director, and I understand what it takes…

— Melissa Rosenberg

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 directing because you get to see your film come to life. You get to work with the actors. There's something magical about…

— Dee Rees

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