Different Quote by Drew Goddard

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

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

— Charlie Kaufman

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

— Ang Lee

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

— Atom Egoyan

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

Directing is not a job. It's more like a career. Which is great!

— Michael Bay

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

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

Writers are first directors. When directing our own scripts, we would have a better vision and clarity than directing the stories penned by others.…

— Anil Ravipudi

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