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Directing a film was something I always wanted to do, something that seemed an inevitability in my development as an actor.

I loved cinema while growing up and, for the longest time, wanted to be a director.

I like directing. It takes a lot out of you, but I'd like to do it again - I just have to find a story I want to tell.

There were movies that always made me want to be a director. You see brilliant scenes and the way the emotions were handled. I thought, I'd really like to do that.

Being an actor started me writing, and that led to directing.

Fundamentally, whether directing in the theatre or a film, you have to be a good storyteller, regardless of the form. The thing I had to work hardest at was thinking in shots.

I always wanted to direct and write a movie, but I thought that I didn't really have it in me. I tried to write fiction and humorous short stories, and some were considered successful, but it was always a huge effort for a small reward. I was always intimidated by the process.

I've always wanted to write movies - I always used to tell my mom that I wanted to be a director.

I had become a film director because I thought I could express something in an artful way.