I learned that you have to say that you're a filmmaker. You're not a screenwriter; you're not a director for hire. You've got to take charge. You're a filmmaker, and you're going to make a film.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
First, speaking for myself, I don't want to ever be in a position where I'm telling other directors how to make movies, because I don't think it's any of my business.
I will never become a director or a movie producer. I was always looking at picture directing because I didn't know what to do! You can't be a movie director without real preparation.
One thing I know is that I don't want to be a director for hire, making genre films.
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.
Directing a film requires a different set of skills. It is a difficult job, and I am happy being an actor.
I think I'm drawn to films more as a director with a directorial mind even as an actor. I make movies to make the films, not to act.
It's really hard as a screenwriter, you feel like you have a vision and then you turn it over to a director and you have to let it go.
I still don't know much about directing a movie.
I'd like to make movies as a producer and a director.
I had never thought of myself as a director and found out that I was not. I am a writer who was able to direct the films that I write.