Before Quote by Michael Spiller

I went from doing Friends to doing an independent movie and I just directed two pilots for NBC

— David Schwimmer

The most important decision you can make as a showrunner when you're doing a pilot is who's in it and who's directing it.

— Greg Berlanti

I directed a half hour comedy pilot, 'Upgrade,' and had one of the best times ever! I had such a great time directing; I…

— Daniella Alonso

I've been asked to direct pilots for a lot of shows.

— M. Night Shyamalan

I decided I'd never do a series again, but I was offered a pilot for a series through Eddy Murphy Productions, and that was…

— Corin Nemec

We've always dreamt of doing TV and movies and we shot two pilots for TV networks, but neither one went to series.

— James Murray

There was so long from when we did the pilot and then when the show was eventually picked up by Comedy Central - and,…

— Thomas Lennon

My first pilot gig, in fact my first job in television, was 'Freaks and Geeks,' and the experience of directing that pilot was probably…

— Jake Kasdan

Yeah, I'd done a bunch of pilots. Some that had gone for a while. One that went for 13 episodes. But I had never…

— Donal Logue

I began directing episodes, which was a great light every couple of months. We never short-changed our audience, but it became something that you…

— Patrick Stewart

I believe really deeply in the pilot process because you learn things about tone and casting. Even some of our best shows have had…

— John Landgraf

I did some commercials and a couple of B movies, then a few pilots that didn't go anywhere. Eventually I did the pilot for…

— Brian Austin Green