I'm better suited to be a director, I think. I see myself as the general author. I hate the word 'auteur,' because it sounds so solitary when filmmaking is anything but solitary.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
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.
I view filmmaking as a director's medium.
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.
As an actor, you want a director who makes you feel comfortable in a place that you can really create and try a lot of different things.
I think I am a writer, but professionally I feel drawn to and suited for directing.
After directing movies, I respect any director in this world, because making a movie as a director is tons and tons of work.
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.
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 always loved movies, but I never thought I would presume to be a screenwriter and definitely not a director.
Directing a film requires a different set of skills. It is a difficult job, and I am happy being an actor.