Book Quote by Mark Duplass

There's no guidebook on how to be a filmmaker. I just try to do my best.

— Justin Lin

If I had a big brother who was a year older than me or something, I probably wouldn't have ended up being a filmmaker.

— M. Night Shyamalan

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

— Bennett Miller

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

— Dustin Lance Black

I was always interested in film, but I never knew how to go about becoming a filmmaker.

— Sam Taylor-Johnson

When I was young, my idea was to become a filmmaker.

— Patrice Leconte

You can start making films as a child. It's become easier to find your groove as a filmmaker, and I'm extremely interested in those…

— Niki Caro

What I learned is, don't forget who you are, because that's what's going to make you a filmmaker.

— Antoine Fuqua

I think that's the problem, when you're a young filmmaker and you're starting out, you don't know people, you're easily lead, you don't know…

— Leigh Whannell

My brother advises me on what kind of films to do, which directors to work with and which scripts have potential.

— Soha Ali Khan

I want to do my own thing, and I'm trying to get closer to realizing that as a filmmaker.

— Charlie Kaufman

You can mix in certain sensitivities as a filmmaker.

— Peter Weir