Directing Quotes

531 quotes by 436 authors

I like acting better than anything else, but, you know, directing's good. — Tommy Wiseau
The history of the Roman Empire is also the history of the uprising of the Empire of the Masses, who absorb and annul the directing… — Jose Ortega y Gasset
The directing motive, the end and aim of capitalist production, is to extract the greatest possible amount of surplus value, and consequently to exploit labor-power… — Karl Marx
I always say I want to eventually shift my career to directing and writing. — Jonah Hill
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 the… — David Ayer
The most nervous I've ever been was on a 250 pound music video which is the first thing I ever did. And I stepped on… — Guy Ritchie
Writing has made me a better actor. Acting has made me a better writer. So why wouldn't directing make me a better actor and writer? — Jonah Hill
I don't find acting and directing schizophrenic in any way. I find it completely easy to move between the two. — Jodie Foster
I'm interested in directing movies about situations that I've lived, so they are almost a personal essay about what I've come to believe in. — Jodie Foster
Acting, for me, is exhausting. I'm always more energized by directing. It's more intense to direct. I can pop in and express myself, then pop… — Jodie Foster
Directing, editing, and everything about filmmaking has definitely changed me as an actor. — James Franco
I got the acting bug back because I felt like all of a sudden maybe after all these years, maybe I might have something to… — Mel Gibson
I love directing scenes that I'm not in because suddenly I really feel like a filmmaker which is a different thing. — Lena Dunham
Directing a film is a lot of work. — Fred Durst
Directing a movie is serious, it's not a joke. — Fred Durst
I was a standup comedian, which is kind of like writing and directing yourself. — Paul Feig
Whether it's acting, directing or writing, I want to be involved in the film industry for the rest of my life. — Tom Felton
Directing is too hard, it takes too much time, and it doesn't pay very well. — Harrison Ford
I've travelled a huge amount, but almost all of it has been through work. I spent five years stationed in London in the special services… — Larry Hagman
That's what's nice about directing a film and having it done: There's nothing more I can do about it. It's done. That's it. All I… — Tom Hanks

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