Cinema Quote by William Monahan

I say yes to a film depending on who is directing it.

— Tamannaah

The way I see it, when I go out as an actor, it should be on a type of film I'm never going to…

— Edward Burns

When I made my first film, I didn't think of it as directing, so it wasn't like I set out to become a director.

— Kathryn Bigelow

I directed a movie and now, I'm going to do the editing.

— Salma Hayek

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

— Paul Bettany

I don't think you can be a great director without knowing a lot about editing.

— Thelma Schoonmaker

If you do well as an actor, a good director will pick up on it, and keep it in the film.

— Famke Janssen

I had never thought of myself as a director and found out that I was not. I am a writer who was able to…

— Anthony Minghella

When I do a film, I follow the director.

— Rooney Mara

I can make a better living as an actor than I can as a director. Though I certainly would prefer to be directing movies.

— Sean Penn

Yet as a director, I don't feel you have to identify with your characters as a requirement to make a movie.

— David Fincher

That's what interests me about film: directing.

— Jason Robards