Charge Quote by Drew Goddard

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

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 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

Directing doesn't appeal to me. I'm much more in the world of ideas. My husband is a director, and I understand what it takes…

— Melissa Rosenberg

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

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

I love being a writer-director. I couldn't imagine directing without writing it. You have to write and tell your stories - that's what directing…

— Mike Mills

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

— Ang Lee

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

— David Farr

Directing is like guitar playing. That's a unique mind-set and talent, unto itself. I like the idea of putting everything together to make a…

— Slash

You can write anything you want on paper, like blowing up the bridge on the River Kwai, but when you actually have to do…

— Brian Helgeland

Directing offers you the hope that your vision will reach the screen, unmolested and intact. Therefore, it's tantalizing to all writers.

— Jon Spaihts