Cinema Quote by Eriq La Salle

I don't want to be a director. I want to direct. There's a difference.

— Marty Feldman

I wanted to be a filmmaker since I was a kid. I always did things that took me a little closer to that.

— Justin Simien

I became a producer because of projects I wanted to pursue and develop as a director or actor.

— Sam Wanamaker

I always wanted to be a director. And I make films that I like.

— Dileesh Pothan

I can make a better living as an actor than I can as a director. Though I certainly would prefer to be directing movies.

— Sean Penn

When I started I did not know I wanted to be a filmmaker. I started - I made a film. Then when I finished…

— Agnes Varda

I think I'm drawn to films more as a director with a directorial mind even as an actor. I make movies to make the…

— Jodie Foster

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 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 would like to be an actor, but I really would like to be a director of feature films. That's what I want to…

— Julian Dennison

I really didn't know what I wanted to do. I went to art school and tried a bunch of different things, but I knew…

— Sofia Coppola

When I made my first film, I didn't think of it as directing, so it wasn't like I set out to become a director.

— Kathryn Bigelow