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I don't want to be a film-maker. I think painting is far more exciting and profound.

Directing is a tremendous art.

Directing is the ultimate way to bring together all the art forms I've been involved with over the years.

The directing is something that is incredibly satisfying to me and challenging to me because it's asking me to draw on everything I've been able to absorb over all these years of acting and having all this set experience.

Directing films is incredibly exciting to me.

Directing, I get all kinds of inspiration. It's working with people. It's a lot more fun.

Directing is the best job going. I don't understand why everybody doesn't want to direct. It's an absolutely fascinating combination of skills required and puzzles set on every level - emotional and practical and technical. It calls up on such a wide variety of skills. I find it completely absorbing. I just love the whole process.

I love filmmaking, and I love the process. And I would rather do nothing else. It's a privilege to be able to paint such big pictures, so to speak.

Directing is physically exciting because there's a ticking clock, you're working with people, it's very social, it's very enjoyable.

I do paint, and I wanted to actually be a painter. Sometimes I'll whip out paints. It's tough to find the motivation, but it's also a solitary, lonely occupation. What I like about acting is that it is such a collaborative thing.