Actor Quote by Sam Levinson

Since I started, like, 200 years ago, I've always wanted to direct and write. But I've been so busy - and fortunate and lucky…

— Peter Stormare

I actually wanted to be a writer long before I wanted to be an actor.

— Simon Callow

I love just being an actor. I love writing, but I'm not a writer. I have no aspirations to direct.

— Charlie Weber

I always wanted to direct. I always saw myself as a director. I know that I've definitely found what I should be doing with…

— Steve Antin

When I started writing after my career as an actor, I knew that that other life in the film industry would be pulled into…

— James Franco

I started writing because I wasn't getting things as an actor.

— Kay Cannon

In the beginning, I was very stubborn and always wanted to be just an actor. I was told by a lot of people to…

— Kalki Koechlin

I will always be an actress. I couldn't see myself without acting. But I'd love to direct and keep writing. I don't think one…

— Kate del Castillo

I was entirely wrapped up in the idea of becoming an actor. I learned how to write on the job, basically out of necessity.…

— Glenn Howerton

I thought about being an actor, and I thought about directing, but writing truly became something I needed to do just to stay sane.

— Marti Noxon

I aspired to be a writer and then I just started getting acting work. I really didn't have a direct goal, I just knew…

— Jake M. Johnson

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