Cinema Quote by Lee Grant

I don't think there is any one route to directing… Other than that I think you just have to think 'By any means possible'…

— Mary Harron

I don't know anything about directing, but if you love actors, know your story and hire a great company, then anyone can direct a…

— Peter Hedges

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

Try to produce your own films, avoid directing for hire.

— Atom Egoyan

In film, I don't think I'd try directing. Maybe one day, but I'd certainly want to go to film school or something before I…

— Amelia Warner

Directing is more what I would like to get into eventually. Frankly, I feel like it would be a waste if I didn't because…

— Daniel Radcliffe

I can make a better living as an actor than I can as a director. Though I certainly would prefer to be directing movies.

— Sean Penn

That's what I learned most about directing on my own - you've got to build a family, a filmmaking family.

— Dustin Lance Black

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

— Mahesh Babu

Directing a film is a lot of work.

— Fred Durst

I love the process of filmmaking. I understood that you have to be a writer in order to be a director.

— Karthi

I think I would have a better time writing films rather than directing.

— Mackenzie Astin