Cinema Quote by Shefali Shah

What's been nice is that I've been able to direct from a very idealistic place. I've never had to make my living as a…

— Bill Paxton

I directed before I was even in television; I directed in the theatre for seven years, so that was my trade anyway. But in…

— Mel Smith

I wanted to direct when I was very young. I had no idea of cinema, of who's doing what. That was my first instinct:…

— Thomas Bidegain

I'm supposed to be the director of a television company, but I've only ever seen that company as a vehicle for making the kind…

— Rory Bremner

Films just happened to me. After coming to the industry, I became dedicated.

— Navya Nair

You know, I became a director out of necessity. I was writing comedies, and I couldn't find anybody to deliver it correctly.

— Albert Brooks

It's been two years since I am off television, but I am constantly being offered roles for TV projects. People from the TV industry…

— Abhinav Shukla

I wasn't really interested in doing television. I don't have that much ambition. My agent, Eileen Feldman, has all the ambition for me.

— Meg Tilly

I get unhappy doing things that I'm not passionate about. Because I feel like I'm squandering this incredible gift I've been given to finance…

— Leonardo DiCaprio

I like how steady the work in television is. Films, they're hard to come by. They're elusive. I've done a couple, independently financed. You…

— Mamie Gummer

I'd always wanted to work in television once I found out that they started to hire independent filmmakers to direct.

— Lynn Shelton

What surprised me about directing is how much I loved it and how happy I am to be on the set. I love coming…

— Angelina Jolie