Bits Quote by Jason Bateman

TV directing is fine because you can come in and do a TV show in a relatively short period of time, and that can…

— John Polson

The first thing I say when people ask what's the difference [between doing TV and film], is that film has an ending and TV…

— Jason Reitman

If you're directing, it doesn't really matter any more if it's going straight to TV - what matters is whether you have the resources…

— Cary Fukunaga

There is no doubt that directing television has helped hone my directing skills. What television teaches you is to be efficient and to think…

— Emilio Estevez

I really enjoy directing television because you get to work in so many different genres and with different people.

— Tony Goldwyn

I would really like to focus on directing features, and then eventually take that skill set back to television. On features, you have more…

— Eric Balfour

There's a way in which filmmaking is a director's medium and television is a writer's medium, so even as TV gets more cinematic, it's…

— Alan Taylor

You know, episodic TV directing is a very long and arduous job. You have very short schedules, short short shooting days, and you have…

— Katey Sagal

I think TV is much more the writer's medium and film is about the director and their vision and how you can collaborate with…

— Patrick Dempsey

I've been really lucky to work with some really great film people in the past, but television works on a much quicker schedule, and…

— Michael Weatherly

First of all, directing was the most incredible experience. When you run a television show, directing is something that not many people actually get…

— J.H. Wyman

Television is an excellent training ground for a director. If you work consistently in television, as I did, you have to come in on…

— Bill Duke