Cinema Quote by David Oakes

I've always wanted to be a director; it's just how my mind has always worked. If I hear music, I see music videos and…

— Noel Wells

As a director, I really wanted to learn and I needed to get away from my own stuff to figure out how to just…

— Paul Feig

Directing is something I always wanted to do. I started when I was 13 directing scenes in high school and then plays in college…

— David Schwimmer

I will never become a director or a movie producer. I was always looking at picture directing because I didn't know what to do!…

— Liam Neeson

I'm not the type of person who can be a director for hire, I have to find my own way into it.

— Marielle Heller

Originally, I was an assistant director. For many people in that role, becoming a director is the ultimate goal. But, in my case, that…

— Takashi Miike

When I first started directing, I could have chosen a more lucrative path, with sitcoms and things like that. But I knew enough after…

— Bobcat Goldthwait

I'd like to work more as a director. It's distracting being an actor, because - there's a lot of reasons. You find out you're…

— Jodie Foster

When I was younger I didn't really know what a director did: I knew I loved movies and I figured the actors made it…

— Todd Phillips

Directing is more what I would like to get into eventually. Frankly, I feel like it would be a waste if I didn't because…

— Daniel Radcliffe

I didn't plan to be a director until I was 35. For years I wanted to do anything but!

— Alexandra Cassavetes

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