Directing Quote by Kevin Bacon

Directing takes a lot longer than acting. This was about seven years in development, and then two and a half years with pre-production, production,…

— David Schwimmer

You want to tell a great story. You want these characters to become part of people's lives. And then, hopefully, that generates discussion.

— Todd Lieberman

Have a strong vision about the story you want to tell and how you want to tell it.

— Robert Redford

Ask people how they're doing, how's life? Everyone has a story and you may be the one they want to tell it to.

— Anonymous

“Just remember, please, most of that stuff is in the past. It isn't the story I want to tell. At all. You needed to…

— Patrick Ness

I don't want to tell sad stories about myself. We may not have had a lot to spend when I grew up, but my…

— Gegard Mousasi

Tell the story you want to tell, and let it be as long as it needs to be. Worry about marketing it later.

— Patricia C. Wrede

Whatever story you want to tell, tell it at the right size.

— Richard Linklater

Writing a novel is a lot like directing a movie because you are creating a world and a tone, you are creating a large…

— Stephen Chbosky

I don't like directing a lot of people. So trying to keep things really simple and elegant is my preferred way of working.

— Carrie Mae Weems

The script [of Regression] wasn't the draw for me. It was largely Alejandro [Amenabar] and his way of talking. To hear him talking about…

— Ethan Hawke

I don't really like directing. I've had a good relationship with actors, but I can do what I do and back off. I don't…

— Gordon Willis