Believe Quote by Sam Mendes

The only way a first-time filmmaker could have convinced or can convince a producer is if he has a fantastic script.

— Aditya Dhar

The thing I love about working with first-time directors is that it's always quite shocking how little difference there is between them and directors…

— Eric Bana

My very first professional writing credit was on a movie called The Dunwich Horror, and Roger Corman was the executive producer.

— Curtis Hanson

Well, if you ask any filmmaker how they got into it, everyone came a different route. Ive never actually watched another director work.

— Alan Parker

You know, it's kind of a shame in a way but the more seasoned directors a lot of times have more difficult getting a…

— Jeff Bridges

I thought it was a huge conflict of interest to be the director and the subject - it's very sketchy territory to be in.…

— Aaron Rose

Andy was not a director and not a writer. He operated the camera a little bit, and he wasn't even so good at that.

— Paul Morrissey

There are lots of people that make movies. It's not just the director.

— Paul Bettany

I've done lots of films with first directors, so it's not unusual for me.

— John Hurt

The director in TV and the writer and the creator are working very much hand in hand.

— Jim Rash

Curiously enough, I was one of the first to have some say in Hollywood. By sheer accident, I had four successes in a row…

— Douglas Fairbanks, Jr

From a writing point of view, you now have teams of screenwriters working with a director. What's lost in the process is the power…

— Joe Eszterhas