Acting Quote by Sean Penn

The truth is, writing and directing are two very different jobs. They're not even remotely the same job. It took me a while, as…

— Drew Goddard

The directing process is often a continuation of the writing. This is just a different skill-set.

— Atom Egoyan

I never really think of acting and directing as being separate; they are just different expressions of the same thing.

— Peter Capaldi

Directing is creating a whole. You're able to combine different elements and create a film that is unique and true to your vision.

— Tim Robbins

I don't know why directing is not something I'm interested in.

— Viola Davis

I think directing and writing are very different jobs. Obviously, directing is a more social and managerial job. The other thing about directing is…

— Charlie Kaufman

Directing is a unique endeavor where you are in charge of so many people. As a writer, it is sort of the opposite.

— Drew Goddard

Directing is kind of like acting through other people. You see moments and you see things and if you don't see the actors hit…

— Malik Yoba

Very quickly I realized that directing is a combination of things: It's visual, it's directing the actors, it's telling a story. And people don't…

— Julie Delpy

I keep saying this, but the most important part of directing is casting, and the rest of it is pretty easy.

— Max Winkler

Making films is much more difficult than people imagine, and so the experience of actually directing them is not one I've ever relished.

— Sydney Pollack

Directing is exhausting, but not for the actual directing part, when you say "Action!" and give creative notes. As a director, the exhausting part…

— Mindy Kaling