Couple Quote by W. Earl Brown

It was really an experience, being my first time directing a movie. The scenes that I was in, Brooke really directed me all the…

— Tony Shalhoub

One fine day I discovered that more complex plays really have to be directed.

— Trevor Nunn

Every now and then I have to teach directing. The thing about the theatre is that the most important thing you can do as…

— Stephen Daldry

Definitely directing is the thing I like the most because this is where everything you know can be used. It's the most personal process…

— Diego Luna

My M.F.A was in directing, and all the films I've made, for film school and after, I've written, directed and shot.

— Geoffrey S. Fletcher

Directing's the best part. Whenever I've directed something, there's this feeling of demand and focus that I like. And secondly, it means that you've…

— J. J. Abrams

I've done all the other kind of production work on films than directing really badly. That is the truth. It's made me a better…

— Azazel Jacobs

I'm always writing, but directing takes priority over everything, unless the acting is a job that lifts that whole brand. If I get a…

— Noel Clarke

Elia Kazan. He wrote my favorite book about filmmaking, 'Elia Kazan: On Directing.' There is a thing in the book that I do every…

— Mike Birbiglia

Much more than wanting to be cast as the skinny Jew in something, I'd rather be the guy who is directing the thing he…

— Simon Amstell

I've been interested in the writing/directing thing and really fell into acting by complete accident.

— Domhnall Gleeson

I think the only directing I'd be any good at is theatre directing. It's the only thing I can see myself doing.

— Martin Freeman