I don't rehearse films as much as opera or theatre. When I began directing films I thought a long rehearsal was a good idea. Experience showed me that the best performance was often left in a rehearsal room.
Bruce Beresford

I don't see myself ever retiring, unless it's for something that I like better, and so far I like directing a lot but I don't see the necessity to retire from anything unless there's a really great alternative.
Anjelica Huston

I don't think I'm great at acting. I think I'm great at directing.
Melissa Joan Hart

I enjoy doing my more intimate and less commercial pictures and also I enjoy directing.
Sarah Polley

I feel like directing is an innate talent.
Jordana Brewster

I find directing more satisfying.
Michael Shanks

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.
Daniel Petrie

I had a philosophy, which may have been proven right, that directing isn't as hard as everyone says it is.
Matthew Vaughn

I had always loved John Ford's pictures. And I came to love him, too, but I was frightened to death working for him. He used the shock treatment while directing me.
Ethel Waters

I had kicked around the idea for Good Eats when I was directing commercials.
Alton Brown

I have no interest in directing. I'd be a bad director.
Michael Ritchie

I have no interest in directing. I've no talent for it.
Victor Garber

I have no interest in writing, directing or producing.
Ted Shackelford

I just don't see where I could possibly fit in directing a feature.
Rachel Griffiths

I know it's good when I see a smaller film get recognized because it means more publicity for them. When you start producing and directing the movies become a little more like your children.
Campbell Scott

I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles.
Gavin Bryars

I like directing. It takes a lot out of you, but I'd like to do it again - I just have to find a story I want to tell.
Kevin Bacon

I look at directing as a sporting event. It's a race, a marathon. It's great when it clicks, which is why I push my crews so hard so we can excel.
Michael Bay

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.
Julie Delpy

I love directing - it's always so involving, so challenging.
Stanley Tucci