Honeysuckle Weeks Quotes

I've had some success at writing and directing, and I like it. It's infinitely more creative than just acting, and I have things I want to say and do.

I want to write, act, and direct!

One of the great joys of being able to write something you can make, if you get certain actors you want and love, you're kind of buying yourself a front row seat to watch them work.

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.

I have the most fun writing and directing. And I always choose myself as the lead actor.

For me, to be perfectly honest, the part of my brain that was stimulated by directing was much more exciting than a typical day of acting.

I want to direct, write, produce... y'know, I love the entertainment industry.

When I read 'The Water Diviner,' I was having the same kind of visceral reaction that I would normally have acting in something. I believed that I was the only person that could tell this story the way it needed to be told. That's the real arrogance of a director!

I love acting. I take it day by day. I would really love to produce my own stuff and other stuff.

I try to do as much as I can, every facet of filmmaking.

I want to entertain people, whether it be with a comedy, a drama or a movie. An idea's an idea.

Why do I continue making movies? Making movies is better than cleaning toilets.

As an actress you can participate, you can be a co-author, help the director. But I always wanted to be able to make the big decisions.

Directing feels great; I'm really happy to be doing this.

I feel I have been a part of some very wonderful films, and I have had it in mind when I was on the set, every day, that what I am doing has meaning.

Theater gives me that outlet of being a part of the process from beginning to end, while film is a little more compartmentalized and is more impulse-driven.

To be an actor, you have to be self-obsessed, but when you are a filmmaker, you get a macro view. Every aspect of making the film is under your purview. And for me, that is a bigger turn-on than just being an actress.

Producing is hell, writing is frustrating, acting is really satisfying, directing is heaven.

If you just love movies enough, you can make a good one.

I haven't thought about getting into production. I'm interested in the creative aspect of storytelling.

Art imitates life. It's definitely helpful to feel that way. You feel that way when you're leading a show and you're on a set.

All the films I do, I write the scripts, I direct.

Films are a whole new world that I'm excited to explore. But being on stage is very close to my heart; it has given me a sense of belonging. I will always try to find a way to balance both.

The whole process of making movies and writing screenplays is visceral and intuitive.

I grew up wanting to be a writer for theatre.