Act Quote by Damian Lewis

The directing process is often a continuation of the writing. This is just a different skill-set.

— Atom Egoyan

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

The thing that's very close in the process is writing and acting, not directing. Directing's very different.

— Sean Penn

I don't see myself directing things I don't write because, to me, directing was just an extension of the writing process.

— Danny Strong

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

To write, you have to know how to act and know about directing. To act, you also need to know how to write and…

— Tate Taylor

You need to see yourself in what you direct, I think - directing is quite self-indulgent from that point of view.

— Marianne Elliott

Directing is an act of interpretation.

— James Watkins

Directing is exhausting, but not for the actual directing part, when you say "Action!" and give creative notes. As a director, the exhausting part…

— Mindy Kaling

Directing is a more pragmatic experience, where you have to deal with the restrictions of time and money that force you to make certain…

— Charlie Kaufman

With directing, you have to know what you're doing, but you have to actually be able to control what's going on.

— Joe Hahn

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