Done Quote by Katey Sagal

Directing television is really hard - it's so fast. You shoot an hour show in seven days.

— Steve Buscemi

I did a good bit of episodic television directing, but directing a movie is so much more complicated. And there's so much more responsibility…

— Jason Bateman

The way television is done, you're kind of set on a certain path, and then episodic directors come in every week to try to…

— Kevin Reilly

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

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

I want to do more independent film. I'm blessed to be working on really quality episodic television, which to me actually feels like a…

— Maggie Siff

Coming off 'Sopranos' and 'Mad Men,' I was starting to feel like I was being spoiled creatively. I wanted to move forward as a…

— Alan Taylor

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

Well directing TV is very time-consuming, so if you are going to direct TV, a season will take a year out of your life.

— Steven Knight

I intend to do more directing TV.

— Bryan Cranston

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

One thing that is true in TV is that you do hire the directors. As the writer, it's very different than in features, where…

— Zak Penn