Big Quote by Ken Loach

In that sense, film is superior, but the difficulty is your lack of control as a writer.

— Terry Southern

I look for the ability to work. Directing is hard work. They don't teach you that in film school. Critics are not aware of…

— Roger Corman

Directing, writing, producing and starring is just too tough.

— Stephen Chow

It's not easy to strap yourself down to a desk and bash on a keyboard when you know you can direct lots of films,…

— Guy Ritchie

It's a great luxury for me to be able to write on the films that I direct, and kind of a nice thing to…

— Harold Ramis

I learned that I enjoy directing a lot more than I enjoy writing, which is interesting, because writing is lonely and infamous basically.

— Dan Mazer

I would have to say the most challenging thing about directing is the sheer stamina because... as a director, you're always doing something. Someone…

— Michael Urie

Directing a film requires a different set of skills. It is a difficult job, and I am happy being an actor.

— Mahesh Babu

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

There's a heresy which is perpetuated by film school that to be a great director you have to write your own stuff.

— Ken Loach

Directing films is easier said than done. The job needs a lot of sensibility to put many things in place.

— Vijay Sethupathi

The movies are fun, but I'm a novelist. In many ways, screenwriting is much easier than writing novels. I find screenplays twenty times easier…

— Nicholas Sparks