Direct Quote by John Michael McDonagh

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 don't know anything about directing, but if you love actors, know your story and hire a great company, then anyone can direct a…

— Peter Hedges

I can't imagine any director directing a screenplay of mine, because the great directors all have very personal styles, and the ones that don't…

— Woody Allen

I wanted to direct long before I'd even written a screenplay.

— Peter Hedges

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

No director wants to be directed, but no good director... would shy away from the good ideas of others.

— Tommy Lee Jones

I don't want to direct. I have no directing ambition whatsoever. And as long as I meet filmmakers like Tom Hooper, Stephen Frears, and…

— Peter Morgan

Making films is much more difficult than people imagine, and so the experience of actually directing them is not one I've ever relished.

— Sydney Pollack

I'd love to direct, and I think I'd be a great director, but... I've been approved by the studio to direct, which I think…

— Paul Reubens

I think I would have a better time writing films rather than directing.

— Mackenzie Astin

Eventually, I think I may end up directing. It would have to be the project where I think that I'm the person to direct…

— 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