I was very glad later when I was directing that I wasn't in the hands of a cinematographer and hoping that he would do it well. I would know what he was doing, and we could discuss how that scene would look.
It's a treat and daunting to be directing someone like Judi Dench, who's made more films than I'll ever make in my lifetime.
There is an established tradition of actors directing films that have a particular, personal meaning for them - Warren Beatty, Clint Eastwood, Kevin Costner, and most recently George Clooney to name a few. Remarkably, their films share an unusually high percentage of being very good.
I love acting and I still want to do it, but I've such an instinct for directing, it's something that comes naturally to me. It's why I'm here on this planet.
My dream would be producing, maybe directing - definitely not writing - one feature film.
What I'm having is this conflict in my life right now, that in New York, I see my directing friends and I see acting friends and they've all got this level of passion about either or both of those directions that I've never really found myself having.
I always loved silent movies. I was not a specialist, but I loved them. And when I started directing, I became really fascinated by the format - how it works, the device of the silent movie. It's not the same form of expression as a talkie. The lack of sounds makes you participate in the storytelling.
Directing my own writing, I see that I talk way too much, and everything can happen much sooner, with much less said about it.
Directing is the ultimate way to bring together all the art forms I've been involved with over the years.
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 wouldn't take a directing job if I didn't think it was enriching life.
I feel like directing is an innate talent.
Every mind which has given itself to self-expression in art is aware of a directing agency outside its conscious control which it has agreed to label 'inspiration'.
I remember thinking, 'I can't act.' Pretending to be someone else is a terrifying thought. The thing was that, along with other people, I could create a whole world. I felt absolutely right directing.
I was a standup comedian, which is kind of like writing and directing yourself.
Directing, writing, producing and starring is just too tough.
It's natural for any actor that segues into directing to be an actor's director. You know how to relate to the actors.
I had a feeling about directing Cocoon II: The Return. At first I wasn't too interested because it was a sequel. Then I read the script and was excited by the relationships and its mystic quality.
I haven't directed a film since 'Appaloosa,' and I've been looking for something because I love the directing thing.
The fact is, you don't know what directing is until the sun is setting and you've got to get five shots and you're only going to get two.
I want to go to film college to learn about the departments and how everything works. Then I'm going to start directing.
A conductor can do wild things which can feel forced, but if you're directing from within the orchestra, you can't do that, things have to feel natural.
There's really no precedent for someone like me gaining clout in the space that I'm in - a black woman directing films in Hollywood.
I really, really love directing films.
Directing is a more pragmatic experience, where you have to deal with the restrictions of time and money that force you to make certain decisions you don't have to make when you're writing.
This directing thing just sort of fell my way and landed in my lap.
I have a bunch of concepts and ideas that I want to do but I have also been growing my production company in general and looking to branch out of projects that I am directing and producing.
I'll be directing some more 'Private Practice' episodes when we wrap 'Caprica.'
This is one of the benefits, as well as one of the difficulties of directing a member of your family. You know where the buttons are. You can push them if you want.
When I met Peter Weir, we did a movie called 'Master and Commander' together, and that's when I really started to understand the power of acting, the power of directing, finding the emotion in performance.
To attempt this would be like seeing without eyes or directing the gaze of knowledge behind one's own eye. Modern science can acknowledge no other than this epistemological stand-point.
As a director, when you embrace a project, you try to understand as much as you can about its world, and you do that by embracing and engaging with people who are in that world. Then it's down to your best instincts, which is what most directing is about anyway.
Part of Washington keeping its promises is a focus on directing more dollars into our local classrooms.
Without a great man writing and directing for me, I realised I was a mediocre movie star at best.
I've always wanted to have the ability to do what I want to do. And there are so many things that I want to do because I love acting, I love directing, I love producing, I love being a mother, I love being a wife. If I had to choose one, just would put me in the crazy house.
I have no interest in directing. I've no talent for it.
