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I went to New York City to Columbia University, and with the first directing exercise, I knew I was a director.
Sometimes it's difficult directing yourself on film because you can't quite separate yourself from the subject.
Directing was easy for me because I was a writer director and did all my directing when I wrote the screenplay.
Writing, producing and directing, I must say, is incredibly satisfying and gratifying. I've never been happier.
Directing action scenes is really just pure visual storytelling that just makes sense to me pretty intuitively.
I was the kid in the neighborhood that was directing everyone else. I was director from the time I was a child.
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.
Oddly enough, I find it quite engaging to be working with a female when I'm directing. It's kind of interesting.
Directing taught me how to run a team and turn up on time - things you don't really learn when you're in a band.
Whether I'm telling stories in songs or if directing is the next step, being a storyteller is what I like doing.
I've just seen that there is a really amazing perspective that we're missing by not having more women directing.
I love acting and will take all the time to continue to act. But sometimes I'd like to try my hand at directing.
Directing is very close to choreography; you deal with space, time, emotions, lighting, making beautiful images.
I'd grab the camera and tell people what to do, and when I was 14, someone told me that it was called directing.
You need to see yourself in what you direct, I think - directing is quite self-indulgent from that point of view.
I truly enjoy directing. I enjoy looking at the words on the paper and visualizing how to make them come to life.
The things that I'm interested in directing are fiction, because then you're not married to a particular reality.
I took on the role of CEO, which involves directing the Management Team and overall day-to-day operations of 500.
Directing movies is the best job there is, that's all. I can hardly say a word after that. It's just a great job.
Commercial directing felt like a very natural transition from my comedy, sketch, music video directing experience.
My directing opportunities have been awesome, and my acting opportunities, some have been great and some have not.
Directing is a unique endeavor where you are in charge of so many people. As a writer, it is sort of the opposite.
Directing a Hindi movie for the first time was easy because Hindi films have been batwing doors for me since 1992.
Acting for me is not a bad habit like smoking that I must make an effort to quit. I love acting; I love directing.
When I audition for something, I don't even want to think about who the other actors are in it, who's directing it.
I love directing scenes that I'm not in because suddenly I really feel like a filmmaker which is a different thing.
My only fantasy about writing was that in my old days, after directing many masterpieces, I would write my memoirs.
It seems to me the big weakness in most films is the writing. You can learn directing, but you can't learn writing.
I have listened to tapes of myself interviewing people and mostly I try to be better at directing the conversation.
A big part of directing is being strong in certain circumstances and taking the gamble and hope you don't get fired.
I knew it was called 'Dunkirk,' Christopher Nolan was directing it, and it was a war film. That was all anyone knew.
I watch 'Goodfellas,' and suddenly it frees me up entirely; it reminds me of what great film directing is all about.
The feeling of being interested can act as a kind of neurological signal, directing us to fruitful areas of inquiry.
Stunt coordinating is a good training ground for directing because you have exposure to all the departments in film.
I love writing and directing because it's great therapy. Every project I've done, there's been a personal connection.
To me, directing movies is just that. It's a need to question myself and set the things that disturb me on the table.
I like directing. It takes a lot out of you, but I'd like to do it again - I just have to find a story I want to tell.
It's natural for any actor that segues into directing to be an actor's director. You know how to relate to the actors.
Any of us directing at Pixar, whether it's our first time or not, feel a lot of pressure to not make a bad Pixar film.
In England, I've had a more balanced career directing and acting. It can be quite difficult to juggle the two careers.
Actors always feel more comfortable when there's an actor directing, in terms of vocabulary and breaking down a scene.
I like and I love everything that has to do with cinema: writing, directing, editing, creating music, and even acting.
I never really think of acting and directing as being separate; they are just different expressions of the same thing.
The whole chameleon thing about acting. That's why I'm moving towards directing - it's a much more healthy occupation.
When you sing for a film, you are not in control, because somebody else is directing it; somebody is doing the lyrics.
I only want to write. I don't care about directing, really. I've tried it, and it was fun, but it's not like I have to.
And I taught acting for years, and without knowing it that was the real thing that started bending me toward directing.
Well directing TV is very time-consuming, so if you are going to direct TV, a season will take a year out of your life.
Directing is like meeting a woman. You don't know her, but something strikes you, and then you just have to go into it.
I can make a better living as an actor than I can as a director. Though I certainly would prefer to be directing movies.