Back when Quote by Mike Mayhall

I always want to be telling stories in whatever fashion I can, and directing is really just understanding and learning a different element of…

— Allison Mack

Since I was a child, I've liked telling stories. Maybe because my father's a director, I grew up loving stories. I'm not good at…

— Mary Stuart Masterson

Directing is one of my favourite things to do because I love telling stories and I love working with the individual artists and it's…

— John Lasseter

When I'm directing or producing, I like to do different kinds of stories. But you have to know what you really like, and when…

— Danny DeVito

Directing, I get all kinds of inspiration. It's working with people. It's a lot more fun.

— Ang Lee

I think I'll always want to write and direct. I'm interested in producing and helping other people tell stories. But I'm still in love…

— Shane Carruth

The idea of directing was something that I always had in the back of my mind, and writing as well. I began to write…

— Charles Martin Smith

Directing was rarely a thought in my head growing up. Especially not when I first began acting or working on my first professional sets.

— Noah Centineo

I like directing. It takes a lot out of you, but I'd like to do it again - I just have to find a…

— Kevin Bacon

I don't want to sound arrogant and say that I know everything about directing and I've got it cracked, but it was just all…

— Dan Mazer

I have stories that I'd like to maybe one day consider directing, but you need a lot of time to write and put it…

— Juliette Binoche

Writing and directing, to me, was the logical evolution from my life as an actor: going from telling someone else's story to actually creating…

— Tamzin Merchant