Quotes About Directing

For me, running a set and directing has been the most rewarding thing of my life and a happy surprise, because it was never really on my radar.

I'd never thought of directing as an option for me. I don't know why, because I'm incredibly bossy. I was surprised how collaborative it is. As the producer, you have to get the money and schedule on time, and that's not what I do best.

There is only one proved method of assisting the advancement of pure science-that of picking men of genius, backing them heavily, and leaving them to direct themselves.

Directing is genderless. The only thing...I love men.

People a lot of times say that you know it must be hard to direct yourself. That's a myth. It's easier to direct yourself. There's no middle man, you know.

I'm not interested in making movies only with female protagonists. I think it's ridiculous to think that a female director can't direct men. That makes no sense to me.

I've never directed anything before 'Mad Men,' so I don't feel I have any advice for the other directors.

Being a woman in music was fine, but when I wanted to direct, I was poking my head into a man's world.

You get money out of acting. You get gray hair out of directing. Actually, I get more of a rush from directing.

I made a decision back in 1978 that, in a trade off for money when I directed Halloween, I would have my name above the title in order to basically brand these movies my own.

All directors are storytellers, so the motivation was to tell the story I wanted to tell. That's what I love.

I have great people surrounding me and helping me out. I'm totally in love with directing movies and I hope to do more of it.

I had a bad experience on Ned Kelly, which I'd written the screenplay for. I thought: "Well Jesus, if these are the type of people directing movies I might as well direct one myself!"

I studied directing prior to acting and I've done music videos and documentaries and things that were sort of well-received.

I direct a lot of TV commercials and music videos.

I had a philosophy, which may have been proven right, that directing isn't as hard as everyone says it is.

Its such an egotistical thing to be able to just stand there and say, Action! Its like being a little mini-god.

I majored in Chinese Studies. I'm probably the only director of chicken Indian zombie movies who can speak pretty good Mandarin.

I want to direct but I think I'd be bloody awful and I don't want to produce but I think I'd be a very good producer because if I believed in something I'd be able to protect it.

Anybody can direct, but there are only eleven good writers.

I don't remember if I've been asked seriously to direct a picture. I understand that. I'm very good business for people as an actor and perhaps they'd rather I didn't.

The good thing about directing yourself is that you get over yourself.

I've only had good experiences with actors. Starring next to them and directing them, for the most part they're all inspiring, special people.

I hope to be acting until I'm playing the role of Grandma, and I'd like to branch out in film - producing, directing, all of it. I'll sleep when no one wants to hire me!