Griffin Dunne Quotes

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.

I have no interest in writing, directing or producing.

Acting is always at the core of my life, but I'm also excited about producing. I'm excited about directing, and I have a life in the filmmaking world, and so I want to explore all aspects of it, not just the acting, but acting is the root.

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 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.

It's something I never dreamed I'd be doing, making movies.

I'd say I'm definitely an actor first and foremost, but I love filmmaking.

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.

Yeah... I like films, I like movies, I like playing different characters and working with different actors and filming in different places. I like movies because it's kind of a combination of every art: it's like, it's picture, it's story, it's music, it's kind of like a clash and a collide of every art. It's really neat.

I want to write, act, and direct!

Every single art form is involved in film, in a way.

I'm someone who loves to play. I make films so I can have fun with the characters.

I'd love to direct more.

I'd grab the camera and tell people what to do, and when I was 14, someone told me that it was called directing.

I directed some movies in the past, and I'd still love to do that. You know, the whole thing is a labor of love, I think.

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

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

I just want the opportunity to continue to do great films, play great characters and work with great people.

Everyone in my family is in the film business; I knew I wanted to be creative and it was important in my family to be artistic.

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 always loved the creative process, from 'Shakespeare in Love' to 'Finding Neverland' to 'Basquiat'; whether it's serious, or it's comedic, whether it's the 'inside look' at that, it seems to be a theme of what I do.

I've got one idea I want to do for a film and you know I just enjoy myself doing bits and pieces.

As long as I'm creating, I am happy... whether directing, producing, writing, acting.

I want to do theatre and film and direct my own things and develop.

For me, directing a film is like confining myself. I want to do something beyond direction. I can conceive stories, write screenplays, etc. That's better for me.