Cinema Quote by Mel Smith

But in the UK, I've given up any hope of being considered a director.

— Mel Smith

I had never thought of myself as a director and found out that I was not. I am a writer who was able to…

— Anthony Minghella

When I made my first film, I didn't think of it as directing, so it wasn't like I set out to become a director.

— Kathryn Bigelow

Directing takes a good chunk of your life out. It's a very hard thing. As an actor, you go in for a couple of…

— Billy Bob Thornton

I started my career as an actor, but I've been a director for 15 years now.

— Tom Verica

I started off as a director, so when I see other actors directing, it gives me hope that maybe they'll put me into that…

— Niall Matter

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

I never intended to be a director in the first place. I became one by default when during 'Shaheed' I had to direct the…

— Manoj Kumar

I've secretly harboured a desire to direct for a quite a long time. It's so much more challenging. As an actor you might be…

— Tara Fitzgerald

I think I am a good actor myself. If I wasn't a director, I would have been an actor.

— Priyadarshan

I have always been a director at heart.

— Sajid Khan

I've watched directors since my very first day of acting because I knew I wanted to direct.

— Austin Nichols