Alexander Quote by Christopher McQuarrie

I was always going to direct. I wasn't going to hand my characters over to anyone else.

— Dee Rees

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

— Steve Antin

I don't want to say I'm never going to direct again, but directing's hard work.

— Kyle Chandler

To answer the question, though: I didn't always want to direct. I just liked the idea of it. If a friend was making a…

— Ben Affleck

I would not like to direct, I would be one of those terrible directors who can't help line reading the actors their lines, because…

— Ruby Bentall

I have always wanted to direct.

— Rachel House

I did direct quite a bit when I was in school, and I directed some television afterwards.

— Lee Unkrich

For a lot of my childhood, I didn't want to direct movies because I didn't really know what directing was.

— Peter Jackson

I wanted to direct long before I'd even written a screenplay.

— Peter Hedges

Eventually, I would love to direct, but not anytime soon. I just love the storytelling aspect.

— Jihae

I think I was, like, maybe frustrated for many years because I didn't try to direct. And since I made my movie I'm just…

— Melanie Laurent

The reason why I wanted to direct is because there are personal stories that I want to tell, but also because I love every…

— Jason Momoa