James Roday Quotes

I've been writing and wanting to direct for a long time.

I have no interest in writing, directing or producing.

I do love directing. It's probably my favorite thing that I do.

I've watched directors since my very first day of acting because I knew I wanted to direct.

I want to write, act, and direct!

Acting is always going to be number one, but what I learned in film school, I want to make that happen too, so I'm going to actually start working on my own.

Both mediums, theatre and film, have really interesting sides to it that I really like to explore.

One thing I'm passionate about is directing. I've always wanted to direct.

I would love to direct one day. I value the relationship that I have with a director so much, and I would be really excited to be on the other end of that relationship.

Movie-making is a very creative medium of expression.

I have a lot of appreciation for what people do in front of the camera as well as behind the camera. I don't think I could like one without the other. Eventually, I think the road will lead me down to producing or directing, because it's more about problem solving.

But I did on projects that I produced, that I directed, that I acted in because it was important. I want to be a filmmaker. I don't want to be an actor who directs, I want to be a director. I want to be a filmmaker. So that's a big difference.

I'd love to direct, I'd love to produce. I'd love to learn all about it, and being around it all the time certainly helps.

You can't work in the movies. Movies are all about lighting. Very few filmmakers will concentrate on the story. You get very little rehearsal time, so anything you do onscreen is a kind of speed painting.

I enjoy looking at words on paper and visualizing how to make them come to life. As a director, the creative process is really amazing.

I did theatre a lot when I was a kid. Then I went to acting school in New York. I did a lot of behind the scenes in college. I wanted to learn while I had the time. I studied theatre and film in different capacities.

'Lovelace' was really great. I got to work with the wonderful Amanda Seyfried, Hank Azaria and Peter Sarsgaard, so it can't get no better than that, right? I had a blast, and the film is a very, very well put together movie - from the director to the writing the cast.

Stage is the most exciting. Film is lovely, because it's like a family.

I've always loved film and wanted to work in film. I just love working and creating new characters, and trying different genres and different things.

I always say that I am a big fan of films but I am an even bigger fan of the filmmaking craft.

The thing that's very close in the process is writing and acting, not directing. Directing's very different.

I want to direct, I want to be part of something creative, something with quality.

I love directing.

There are different reasons to make movies.

Film is my first love. It wasn't something I intended to fall in love with, but I grew to love it.