Quotes About Directing

Steven Spielberg had a tremendous influence on me through his early stuff. 'E.T.', 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' - 'Jaws,' I think, is one of the most beautifully directed films ever.

When you direct is the only time you get to have the world exactly how you want it. My movies are very close to what I set out to do. And I'm super-opinionated about what I do and don't like.

It's so funny when you're actually directing because things start popping that you don't expect to pop, and something that you think is going to pop, maybe doesn't quite have the impetus that you thought it might.

I'm a big fan of the 'Fast' franchise. I remember when I met Neal Moritz early on, I joked if Justin Lin ever left the franchise, I would be the perfect guy to slip right in and take over, and no one would know the difference.

I know it's good when I see a smaller film get recognized because it means more publicity for them. When you start producing and directing the movies become a little more like your children.

Men directors somehow think it's great to show heroes all unkempt and ungroomed. You'd be able to smell the hero's aftershave lotion if a woman directed him.

I've made movies that are real boy movies - but I've had so much fun over the years working with women and getting good performances with women and with strong female characters.

I don't know anything about directing, but if you love actors, know your story and hire a great company, then anyone can direct a film.

I'd love to direct again.

I love directing - it's always so involving, so challenging.

I guess I would model myself after the Bill Condons, the Frank Darabonts and the David Nutters if I were to direct a feature, which I would love to do, by the way.

I love working with actors. I love visual things. I always intended to be a writer who directs and a director who writes.

I would love to be able to get behind the camera and direct actors. I think that would be a lot of fun.

I would love to direct a feature and have Robert Connolly produce it. That would be really fab.

I love directing; it felt right to me when I did 'Flying Lessons'. It's something I will do again. Really, you can always be working and developing. That's something that's kind of ever constant.

I would love to try my hand at directing and even producing in some kind of way. Something about that intrigues me, but for directing I could completely see myself trying.

I'm always trying to make movies. It's what I love to do more than anything. I love to write and direct.

Directing Suriya is a joy. He was my first and last choice for the role of Capt. Gopinath.

I find it difficult to direct myself in my films and so I avoid taking on any major roles in my films as I feel my judgement might be flawed.

In England, I've had a more balanced career directing and acting. It can be quite difficult to juggle the two careers.

If I could really move my career much more into predominantly directing, I would jump at that.

I enjoy directing more when I don't have to direct myself. I like when I can just be the director.

Directing is definitely something that is in my life for keeps, and the more I do it, the more I realize how much I want to learn and how much I have to give. And it kind of bolsters my acting - it enhances it in a really wonderful way that I wasn't expecting.

Well, directing is doing the key drawings, not the key animation, mind you.