I think Quote by Justin Lin

I'm a filmmaker first, nothing else matters.

— Rajkumar Hirani

As a filmmaker, you want people to understand and get what you do, and it's a lot to ask for.

— Bennett Miller

I think it's important as a filmmaker, as any person working in the arts, that you've got to try new stuff and challenge yourself…

— Darren Aronofsky

I think, as a filmmaker, it's important to be honest with yourself at all times in terms of what's working and what's not.

— Adam Wingard

At some point, you have an opportunity to not be a first-time filmmaker anymore. You can embrace the genre and show the world how…

— Alfonso Gomez-Rejon

I became a filmmaker because I wanted to deal with issues that intrigued me, that I thought were pertinent, that would start dialogue.

— Justin Lin

I am always striving to be the best that I can be as a filmmaker.

— Brad Furman

I encourage first time filmmakers to be ambitious and take chances and risks, because you never know where your career is going to go.

— Michael B. Jordan

My advice to first time filmmakers is believe in yourself and the message you want to give in the film you are making.

— Lisa Immordino Vreeland

There's got to be something you want to tell and that's the engine which spurs all of the work you have to do in…

— Bradley Cooper

So you know, as a filmmaker you have to get it all right in the writing stage. After that, one has to leave it…

— Rajkumar Hirani

You can mix in certain sensitivities as a filmmaker.

— Peter Weir