I had become a film director because I thought I could express something in an artful way.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Directing a film was something I always wanted to do, something that seemed an inevitability in my development as an actor.
I became a film director, but I wasn't successful with my first couple of films, so I had to turn to becoming a film critic to make a living.
I loved cinema while growing up and, for the longest time, wanted to be a director.
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.
When I was young, my idea was to become a filmmaker.
Directing a film was something I was yearning to do. I always wanted to see if I had the capacity to be a good storyteller.
Being an actor started me writing, and that led to directing.
I've always wanted to write movies - I always used to tell my mom that I wanted to be a director.
When I made my first film, I didn't think of it as directing, so it wasn't like I set out to become a director.
I became a director just for the love of movies, because of the power of cinema.