Extensions Quote by Danny Strong

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

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

Directing is such a crucial part of the writing process; you start directing and you see what does not work. "Oh, God, what was…

— Conor McPherson

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

I love to direct! I get really jazzed by directing, but directing is not the same kind of personal expression, the same kind of…

— Alan Ball

When I'm directing, I'm pretty much not writing, but when I'm not directing I am writing a lot.

— Adam Rapp

Now I'm kind of established as a director, I much prefer directing to writing.

— Ang Lee

Directing is something I've sort of always felt like I'd like to do at one point and I thought the best way to start…

— Luke Evans

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

— David Farr

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

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

— Sean Penn