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Film's hard when you don't have any relationship with the director at all and you just show up. Then you really are just a gun for hire.

One thing I know is that I don't want to be a director for hire, making genre films.

Directing a film requires a different set of skills. It is a difficult job, and I am happy being an actor.

You have to want to be in the company of those you're making films about.

And later I thought, I can't think how anyone can become a director without learning the craft of cinematography.

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.

It's easy to make a film, but it's hard to make a career of being a filmmaker.

If you decide you want to work in the film industry, you just have to bite the bullet and take other jobs until the proper jobs come in.

If a film is very clever and well-written, that's what gives you freedom as a director.

The key is working with great directors. A film is so many different people and all their talents, but particularly the directors, because of the idiosyncrasies of that person.