Direct Quote by James Van Der Beek

I've written a lot of scripts that someone else directed, and it's absolutely vital that, if I'm gonna act in it, then I have…

— William H. Macy

In film school, I knew I wanted to be a director, but I found out pretty damn quickly that nobody was just going to…

— Gina Prince-Bythewood

Yeah, well I can't see a situation where I wouldn't at least re-write as a director something I was going to direct. At the…

— William Monahan

I can't imagine directing from someone else's script.

— Tony Gilroy

I wrote a script and I've been whispering in director's ears for a really long time and I'd love to direct.

— Jeremy Piven

When I write something, I want the best director to direct it. And that's not going to be me.

— Aaron Sorkin

I have no directing ambition whatsoever. And as long as I meet filmmakers like Tom Hooper, Stephen Frears, and others who allow that collaboration,…

— Peter Morgan

I love directing, and I will direct myself a few times.

— Luke Goss

I think as a director you have to make it your own. It'd be a mistake to approach a project with the idea of…

— Cheryl Hines

I would prefer to work for directors who give me the script and written screenplay at the outset.

— R. Madhavan

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

— Ang Lee

I always wanted to direct. I always saw myself as a director.

— Steve Antin