Cinema Quote by Melina Matsoukas

I've always - honestly - never thought of myself as an independent director.

— Harmony Korine

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

With comedy especially, it feels like such a clear-cut thing to be a writer-director. There is so much nuance and tone in a comedy…

— Todd Phillips

I always wanted to direct. I always saw myself as a director.

— Steve Antin

I never sort of thought of myself as a comedy writer, by nature.

— Lena Dunham

We never intended to be comedic directors; it was just something we fell into.

— Joe Russo

I’m a comedian who got into movies, so I don’t really think of myself as an actor.

— Eddie Murphy

I always loved movies, but I never thought I would presume to be a screenwriter and definitely not a director.

— Cameron Crowe

Directors were apprehensive in trying comedy with me.

— Kunal Khemu

I started as a director, but I was too bored with actors. I preferred to act.

— Peter Stormare

I'm really a director's actor. I rely heavily on a director.

— Patricia Clarkson

I have always been a director at heart.

— Sajid Khan