Acting Quote by Clint Eastwood

Writing is close to acting. In directing, you control. Acting, you can't control how good you are, and you can't control how good you…

— Elaine May

I think directing and writing are very different jobs. Obviously, directing is a more social and managerial job. The other thing about directing is…

— Charlie Kaufman

Writing, of course, is writing, acting comes from the theater, and cinematography comes from photography. Editing is unique to film. You can see something…

— Stanley Kubrick

For me, writing is a part of directing. It's the first stage of directing.

— Ari Aster

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

The acting is something that will always be a part of my life, but the writing gives me a lot more creative freedom. You're…

— Amber Benson

I think in some ways, acting and writing are the same. You're getting inside the skin of someone else; you're creating their language and…

— Finn Wittrock

My theory is that everything an actor does, from the way he looks at his watch to the way he moves across the stage,…

— Bernard Sahlins

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

Writing is much more satisfying on a certain level than acting ever was. Because you're not interpreting someone else's original idea, you can come…

— Michael Beck

Directing is extrovert and gregarious; writing is isolating, introverted, and lonely.

— David Farr

The truth is, writing and directing are two very different jobs. They're not even remotely the same job. It took me a while, as…

— Drew Goddard