Direct Quote by Judd Apatow

I'm not the type of person who can be a director for hire, I have to find my own way into it.

— Marielle Heller

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

I didn't plan to be a director until I was 35. For years I wanted to do anything but!

— Alexandra Cassavetes

To be a director, you have to be especially patient.

— Luciano Vincenzoni

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

— Steve Antin

I don't want to become a director for hire.

— Lynne Ramsay

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

— Marty Feldman

When I was young, I was like, 'I want to want to work with this director and that director'. I've stopped doing that. You…

— Tanushree Dutta

I haven't been a director-for-hire for any project. I work with people who appreciate that, understand that, and want to work that way.

— Yorgos Lanthimos

I never wanted to be a director. I came into this industry by the little door, so I never learned anything; I never went…

— Olivier Megaton

Long before I ever started acting, believe it or not, I always knew I wanted to be a director.

— Jay Baruchel

I didn't write to become a director, which many people do.

— Richard LaGravenese