“There's going to be no more digital enhancements or digital additions to anything based on any film I direct. I'm not going to do any corrections digitally to even wires that show... If 1941 comes on Blu-ray I'm not going to go back and take the wires out because the Blu-ray will bring the wires out that are guiding the airplane down Hollywood Blvd. At this point right now I think letting movies exist in the era, with all the flaws and all of the flourishes, is a wonderful way to mark time and mark history.” IfsThinkingWayShowsFilmWonderfulRight NowDirectHollywoodMarkErasDigitalFlawsRaysAirplaneWireCorrectionsEnhancement Author:Steven Spielberg
“I'm completely surrounded, not only my father, but also my three brothers, and Sergio, my husband, all four of them work in film. Some are writers, or directors, or cinematographers, all of them. I'm surrounded by men that make films, so much that at some point I felt there was no more room in the family for another filmmaker.For many years I was only working as novelist or writing screenplays for others to direct.” MenWritingYearsFilmThreeFatherFeltRoomsFourBrotherDirectorsHusbandDirectNovelistsFilmmakerMy HusbandScreenplaysCinematographersThree Brothers Author:Lucia Puenzo
“I like photography and I write; I also write music. One day I would like to direct [films] as well.” WritingWellsFilmOne DayPhotographyDirect Author:Zoe Kravitz
“I think that anybody that wants to direct, particularly writers, should spend some time in an editing room, whether it's a film of theirs or someone else's, or shoot their own picture on video and cut it.” ThinkingWantShouldFilmRoomsCuttingDirectVideoEditing Author:Joe Dante
“The really cool thing is all about being able to take your movie around and show it. It puts you in direct contact with people who are like-minded and interested in similar things. I think the film festival circuit has certainly helped to foster the community.” PeopleThinkingShowsAbleFilmCommunityDirectContactFestivalsReally CoolCircuitsCool ThingsFilm Festivals Author:Joe Swanberg
“I was keen to direct an action film, and when Reliance approached me for the remake of Singham, I saw an opportunity to return to my first love.” FirstsActionFilmOpportunitySawsReturnDirectFirst LoveRelianceRemakesAction Films Author:Rohit Shetty
“I think this is an exciting time to be a female filmmaker. Trust your instincts, work harder than anyone else and learn your craft. Know it all. This means learn how to shoot, edit, produce and direct. Get as much experience as you can and watch a lot of films.” ThinkingKnowsMeanFilmWatchesProduceHard WorkFemaleDirectExcitingHarderInstinctCraftsFilmmakerEditsWork HarderKnow It AllTrust Your Instincts Author:Alex Hammond
“I don’t want to be an editor! I don’t want to direct; I’d be a horrible director. I don’t want to write - I have a “story by” credit on one film I did. And I don’t want to edit at all.” WantWritingStoriesFilmDirectorsDirectCreditHorribleEditorsEdits Author:Topher Grace
“I love Death Race, it's one of my favorite films. I thought, "You know what? All that two years worth of work is now gong to be wasted because I'm highly unlikely to direct another car movie straight away," and I felt at that point there was no one who was kind of better at shooting cars, so I thought rather than let it go to waste I would explore the idea of doing commercials, and that's what I did.” KnowsYearsKindTwoIdeasFilmFeltRaceCarWasteDirectMy FavoriteShootingTwo YearsUnlikelyLet It GoLove DeathGongsDeath Race Author:Paul W. S. Anderson
“There's not one way to direct a film, there are so many different ways to do it. Everything affects the way it turns out in the end. Even the smallest things. You don't want to really acknowledge that, because you want to believe that you are the only creative asset as a director. You want to believe you're the only one. But I really feel that everyone teams up and everybody really affects everything. Actually, it's the closest I will get to playing in a band.” WayWantFeelsBelieveDifferentEndsFilmTurnsCreativeTeamBandDirectorsDirectOne WayAcknowledgeDifferent WaysAssetsClosestSmallest Author:Lukas Moodysson
“Carl Rinsch has a good balance between the visual and the drama and action, so I thought if he's going to direct, we can make a new, epic film. My fear was gone when I met him.” IfsActionFilmGoneBalanceDramaMetsDirectVisualsEpic Author:Hiroyuki Sanada
“Musicals and horror films can be very non-verbal and very pure cinema with movement. The camera is justified in being a character. It can really move and tell a story, and literally direct you to look here or there.” LooksCharacterStoriesFilmMovingMovementHorrorPureDirectCamerasCinemaJustifiedHorror Film Author:Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
“My job is going to be to direct the film - I'm going to do it. And that's where my job ends.” EndsJobsFilmDirect Author:Abel Ferrara
“I've consciously taken on material that's a bit too much for me but not an overreach. The first movie, just about performances. 'The Town,' I learned how to work broader material, develop tension, direct bigger scenes, action sequences. 'Argo,' I experimented with film stock, widened the scope of my geography.” FirstsActionFilmBitsTakenToo MuchMaterialsSceneDirectPerformancesBiggerTownsTensionScopeSequenceGeographyArgo Author:Ben Affleck
“I guess the idea of not wanting to choose to direct a film, for which I've not read a script. It's a tough decision to make without seeing any pages. That's not to say that I don't have all the faith in the world in the spectacular writers.” WorldIdeasFilmDecisionSeeingPagesToughDirectScriptsSpectacularTough Decisions Author:J. J. Abrams
“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.” IfsKnowsStoriesFilmActorsCompanyDirectGreat Company Author:Peter Hedges
“If you watch my movie, you understand I am perverse and weird and angry and not looking to direct a film that ends with a bunch of teenagers exploding into glitter.” IfsEndsFilmWatchesDirectAngryBunchTeenagerGlitterExploding Author:Lena Dunham
“We are fortunate to have such an esteemed filmmaker join the Marvel family. The talents Ryan [Coogler] showcased in his first two films easily made him our top choice to direct 'Black Panther.' Many fans have waited a long time to see Black Panther in his own film, and with Ryan we know we've found the perfect director to bring T'Challa's story to life.” KnowsFirstsLongMadeTwoStoriesFilmChoicesFoundBlackPerfectFansTalentDirectorsLong TimeDirectFortunateFilmmakerPanthersBlack Panther Author:Kevin Feige
“I love to go back and write and direct another film one day, but that's on the backburner for now because I'm involved with so much television at the moment.” WritingMomentsFilmTelevisionInvolvedOne DayDirect Author:Kevin D. Williamson
“I don't want to direct music videos at all. Any work I do with a camera I'd like to be for a film.” WantFilmDirectCamerasVideo Author:Giuseppe Andrews
“I do want to direct, eventually. I don't know if it will be a short film or a music video or a feature, but I know that I want to at least try it and see.” IfsKnowsWantTryingFilmDirectVideoFeaturesShort Films Author:Mary Elizabeth Winstead
“I think there's a danger that some people look at the success of my first movie as a fluke. So I want to make sure that my second film is an even bigger success. Then if I direct my third movie and it's terrible, it'll be okay.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantFirstsLooksFilmDangerTerribleDirectOkayThirdsBiggerFlukes Author:Paul Reubens
“If I could direct it [films] I would be very happy. But the economics of business don't always allow you to do what you want.” IfsWantWould BeFilmEconomicsDirectWhat You WantIf I CouldVery Happy Author:Lee Van Cleef
“When I met Akira Kurosawa in Japan, one question he asked me was, "How did you actually make the children act the way they do? I do have children in my films but I find that I reduce and reduce their presence until I have to get rid of them because there's no way that I can direct them." My own thought is that one is very grand, like an emperor on a horse, and it's very hard for a child to relate to that. In order to be able to cooperate with a child, you have to come down to below their level in order to communicate with them.” WayChildrenI CanFilmMetsDirectJapanKurosawa Author:Abbas Kiarostami
“I hear, more than ever, people actively searching for women to direct, actively wanting to finance women's films, which is not to say it is easy, but I think it's been a great instance of how journalism has put pressure on business to be more fair between genders.” PeopleThinkingFilmEasyFairsDirectPressureGenderFinanceInstanceJournalism Author:Natalie Portman
“I will say what I aspire to is a consistency in making films, to direct something every couple of years.” YearsFilmCoupleDirectAspireConsistency Author:Mike Birbiglia
“I did it [photojournalism] as something that was really rewarding to do, given the opportunity to express myself about something I cared about, and also to learn a lot by watching filmmakers I admired. In a sense, it was my film school. After doing it for a few years, I decided that the time had come to get it together and do some work of my own. So I stopped doing that and wrote some screenplays on speculation, because even though I wanted to direct, to direct you need a lot of money.” NeedsYearsWantedSchoolTogetherFilmOpportunityGivenMy OwnDirectDecidedFilmmakerLots Of MoneySpeculationScreenplaysFilm SchoolPhotojournalismGet It Together Author:Curtis Hanson
“I stopped doing that [photojournalism] and wrote some screenplays on speculation, because even though I wanted to direct, to direct you need a lot of money. Even for a cheap movie, you need film stock and equipment and actors.” NeedsWantedFilmActorsDirectLots Of MoneyEquipmentSpeculationScreenplaysPhotojournalism Author:Curtis Hanson
“I do think we've looked at this film [Doctor Strange] not with any direct genre comparison but as a play on the supernatural genre. Certainly more so than we've done in the past, which is what makes his journey from person that doesn't wear a cape to person who does wear a cape - cloak, much more unique than we've seen in the past.” ThinkingPersonsDoeDonePlayPastFilmJourneyStrangeUniqueDirectDoctorsGenreComparisonCloaksCapes Author:Kevin Feige
“Not write, maybe develop. Direct, sure. As an actor, you work on so many films, you sort of start to see who directs well and who doesn't.” WritingWellsFilmActorsDirect Author:Scott Eastwood
“If I could get myself to a place where I felt secure and I wouldn't have to kind of worry about money and I know my family would be secure, then I would leave the big studios so I could continue to make smaller films, and hopefully get to direct a few of them, too.” IfsKnowsKindBigsWould BeFilmFeltWorryDirectMy FamilyStudiosSecureHopefullyIf I Could Author:Dave Bautista
“When I started acting, my mom said, "If you want to go to film school and eventually direct, being on set is probably the best film school in the world." I'm incredibly grateful for the career I've had, but I was an actor to be a part of movies and TV, not the other way around.” IfsWorldWayWantSaidSchoolFilmActorsActingCareersTvsMomDirectGratefulMy MomFilm SchoolBest Film Author:Jay Baruchel
“I wanted to be a director first to protect my writing. I'm a playwright and you don't need to protect your writing when you're in the theater because everyone's there to protect the writing. When I had an idea for a film that I really cared about as my own, I wanted to direct it, and then I immediately became interested in directing in and of itself because it's such a deep art. You suddenly have all these tools at your disposal to tell the story.” NeedsWritingFirstsArtIdeasStoriesWantedFilmMy OwnDirectorsProtectToolsDirectTheaterPlaywright Author:Kenneth Lonergan
“In film school, I knew I wanted to be a director, but I found out pretty damn quickly that nobody was just going to hand me a script to direct.” HandsWantedSchoolFilmFoundDirectorsDirectScriptsDamnFilm School Author:Gina Prince-Bythewood
“I didn't make a film because I wanted a starring role. I made a film because I wanted to tell a story and I wanted to prove that I could direct.” FilmProveDirect Author:Ben Drew
“Not to knock the people who've given me the opportunity; I appreciate all the opportunities I've gotten, but one of the things I think I really learned from the features I got to direct is that your job as a director is everything about the movie. It's to pick a story that's really worth making, and make sure that the basic components are there. You're not just a part of the team. You're really in charge, and the responsibility falls on you if all the components aren't there for a worthwhile film.” PeopleThinkingFilmFallOpportunityResponsibilityTeamAppreciateDirect Author:Bob Odenkirk
“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 part in a big film with a big director and I was going to direct one of my one films, I would take the former job because that job will only help anything that I then intend to do. I think in the long run, directing is the thing that will outlive everything else. Maybe that and writing.” ThinkingWritingLongHelpingRunningFilmActingDirectPriorities Author:Noel Clarke
“I have been approached to direct films, but I think everybody has their limits. For me, I want to focus all my energy and efforts on acting and give the best performance possible. For now, I am focusing on that. Who knows, in the future maybe I will change my mind.” ThinkingGivingMindFilmEnergyEffortActingFocusDirect Author:Gong Li
“Film and TV is a very hard profession to enter into if you don't have the ability to take a long period of time without making money so you can write, direct or raise financing, or work your way up, often with unpaid internships. It's hard to get into without a lot of connections. You end up with a lot of white people from privilege making films. So we're seeing a lot of the same kinds of stories.” PeopleWritingKindLongFilmAbilityDirectProfessionMaking MoneyFinancing Author:Sarah Polley
“I think that directing is the ultimate martyred task of filmmaking, that it has nobility to it. It takes three years to make a film, for the most part. I think it requires the attentiveness of a mother hen. I don't know how people raise children and direct films. I'm sorry, I don't know, how can you be good at both?” PeopleThinkingChildrenFilmMotherDirectUltimateSorryBe GoodFilmmakingNobility Author:Diane Lane
“You're in a movie, so you have to think about how something plays. It's not like you're thinking about how an audience is going to react. You're trying to present the story. You're trying to illuminate the lives of these people in the story. So I'm thinking about how my behavior as this character best illuminates what's going on with them in this moment in time. I always say it's sort of the director's job. People think that the directors direct actors. No. Really, what the director's doing is directing the audience's eye through the film.” PeopleThinkingTryingMomentsCharacterEyeFilmAudienceLike YouBehaviorDirect Author:Julianne Moore
“I see myself doing Harry Potter films as long as I'm enjoying it and as long as they are going to challenge me as an actor. I want to be an actor - it's my aspiration - so I want to do other films. I want to write something and I want to direct something!” WantWritingLongFilmActorsEnjoyChallengesDirectAspirationHarry PotterPottersHarry Potter Film Author:Daniel Radcliffe
“I look at careers like Ben Stiller and think that's a great career to have where you're doing movies that you write and direct, and also act in films, although he's primarily an actor.” ThinkingWritingLooksFilmActorsCareersDirect Author:Eli Roth
“I think that horror films have a very direct relationship to the time in which they're made. The films that really strike a film with the public are very often reflecting something that everyone, consciously or unconsciously feeling - atomic age, post 9-11, post Iraq war; it's hard to predict what people are going to be afraid of.” PeopleThinkingMadeWarHardFeelingsAgeFilmHorrorDirectIraqStrikesPostsReflectingIraq WarHorror Film Author:Eli Roth
“What most of us must be involved in--whether we teach or write, make films, write films, direct films, play music, act, whatever we do--has to not only make people feel good and inspired and at one with other people around them, but also has to educate a new generation to do this very modest thing: change the world.” PeopleWorldFeelsWritingPlayFilmTeachGenerationsInvolvedDirectInspiredFeel GoodChanging The WorldEducateModestThings ChangeNew Generation Author:Howard Zinn
“When I make a film - I direct my own film, I write my own script - that's what I want to hear from the audience. 'Oh, thank you, Jackie!'” WantWritingFilmMy OwnAudienceDirectScriptsJackie Author:Jackie Chan
“[on the reason for his seven-year hiatus in direction] My son Aditya made Mohabbatein, which took a lot of time and energy. Then we started looking for a script for me to direct. Nothing seemed to excite us both. There's a complete bankruptcy of screenwriting in our cinema. I wanted a very earthy and Indian subject. I was tired of the promos on television. With semi-clad girls, they all looked the same. Of course Dhoom has them too. But I'd personally not make a film like that.” YearsMadeReasonWantedFilmGirlCoursesEnergySubjectsTelevisionSonDirectTiredSevenScriptsIndianCinemaMy SonSeven YearsBankruptcyScreenwritingTime And EnergyHiatus Author:Yash Chopra