“The first draft is just a skeleton-just bare bones. It's like the very first rehearsal of a play, where the director moves the actors around mechanically to get a feel of the action.” FeelsWritingFirstsPlayActionMovingActorsDirectorsBonesRehearsalSkeletons Author:Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
“Honestly, as hard a profession as acting is, I think music is even harder. Acting, you're like a leech, because someone else does the hard part for you. They write it for you, then the director tells you what to do. You really just need to know how to pay attention, follow instructions.” ThinkingKnowsNeedsWritingDoeHardPayActingAttentionKnow HowDirectorsMusic IsHarderProfessionHonestlyPay AttentionInstructionLeeches Author:Michael Shannon
“I read every screenplay that was being sent to the other directors. None were being sent to me, but I was reading what others were choosing and what the best writers were writing.” WritingReadingDirectorsScreenplays Author:Rupert Sanders
“For a director and a producer to be named on the writing credits is practically unheard of.” WritingDirectorsCreditProducersUnheard Author:Terry Southern
“I wouldn't not want to be a director and write as I wouldn't not to want to be a writer and direct movies.” WantWritingDirectorsDirect Author:Walter Hill
“I'm not really a full-time director, I just like to direct the things that I write because I think I'm going to know it better than someone else.” ThinkingKnowsWritingDirectorsDirect Author:Billy Bob Thornton