Because Quote by Gus Van Sant

I had a background in theater as an actor, and then a photographer, and then as an experimental filmmaker and editor.

— Lynn Shelton

I started in theatre, and that took me into film and television.

— Kerris Dorsey

I started out to be a painter and was born into the theater.

— Vincente Minnelli

I had become a film director because I thought I could express something in an artful way.

— Paul Verhoeven

I began writing for theater, and maybe because of that I've always thought of myself as a theater writer who does work in film…

— Tom Stoppard

I started doing visual effects for many years, and after that, I became an actor.

— Rana Daggubati

Before I decided to concentrate on writing, I drew pictures and painted, and made Super 8 experimental movies. I was the singer in three…

— Dennis Cooper

I started to do theater when I was a little boy at school, and then, I think because my father was a documentary filmmaker…

— Daniel Bruhl

I was drawn to painting and filmmaking because I was interested in communicating visually, which spills over into my tendencies as a writer.

— Samuel Ervin Beam

I wanted to make films since I was young. My background had nothing to do with anything creative, so it seemed an impossible task.

— Andrew Haigh

I started using film as part of live theatre performance - what used to be called performance art - and I became intrigued by…

— Mike Figgis

Before I became an actor, I was a producer and a visual effects supervisor. Our industry wasn't making the kind of films I was…

— Rana Daggubati