Directing Quote by Danny Strong

Writing and directing just sort of fell into my lap.

— John Krasinski

The prospect of being able to work on a Kaufman film with him directing was just too good to be true.

— Elijah Wood

In a lot of movies, honestly, the directors don't talk to you that much. Maybe they say, "Faster, slower," whatever. Sometimes they give you…

— John Turturro

I would love to start directing. I just hope to find the right thing and, if I was afforded the opportunity, I think it…

— Josh Peck

With directing, you always have three or four things constantly on the go. It's a tough industry and a tough time, particularly if you're…

— Stuart Townsend

It's so funny when you're actually directing because things start popping that you don't expect to pop, and something that you think is going…

— Stephen Moyer

Business is usually a team sport. There isn't one great person sitting there directing things. You can't run an effective business like that.

— Stephen A. Schwarzman

You know, at this point, my focus still is acting, but I think at some point in time, I definitely want to do some…

— Jackie Earle Haley

I wanted to express myself more fully through writing and directing. It just feels like a package deal. Anytime you create anything, you try…

— Martin Donovan

Much of directing [a movie] is not directing but just listening and being present in the moment and just keeping your eyes open.

— Rian Johnson

Writing, directing - it's just torture every time and it doesn't seem to get any easier. And yet I love them and I'm not…

— Marielle Heller

I was just interested in directing. So I just kept having a go at trying to write little scripts and get things together, and…

— Peter Capaldi