Art Quote by Richard Press

I became a film director, but I wasn't successful with my first couple of films, so I had to turn to becoming a film…

— Park Chan-wook

After college, I funded my short films with acting roles in film and TV. I learned my craft through the great opportunities British television…

— Justin Chadwick

I was a documentary film-maker for 26 years before I became a full time actor.

— Suhasini Mulay

I got my master's degree and then started working as a production assistant. I was writing my debut film, the crime drama 'Little Woods,'…

— Nia DaCosta

I began filmmaking in high school, at the Chicago Academy for the Arts. My first documentary was about a dysfunctional obese middle-aged carpet cleaner…

— Yony Leyser

I've had really great experiences working with first-time directors. They come at filmmaking with fresh ideas. I've been very lucky that way.

— Jeff Bridges

In terms of my career, it began in earnest when I was living in Boston. I started doing my own films, working initially as…

— Brad Anderson

I became a documentary filmmaker because I wanted to make socially conscious films. I never studied filmmaking - everything I have learned has been…

— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

I was a filmmaker. I made movies. I made films. And I always took photos and made films, always from the beginning.

— Robert Barry

When I started trying to become a director, I started shooting low budget short films, 50-dollar music videos, making my own stuff. That eventually…

— Ruben Fleischer

I did documentaries for maybe 10 years before I turned to fiction films.

— Walter Salles

When I got back into the film business after college, I started out as a production assistant.

— Mike Lookinland