Jonathan Ke Quan Quotes

It is a challenge to direct any film.

I do want to direct a movie from horseback one day.

With me, I probably work a lot more than people assume I do, but people don't realize how much work goes into writing and producing and making a movie.

For a lot of my childhood, I didn't want to direct movies because I didn't really know what directing was.

After studying in Sheffield, I went down to London to do my post-graduate degree at the National Film and Television School, embarking on the movie that would eventually become 'A Grand Day Out.'

The time it would take me to write a screenplay it would take me the time to make two films. I would rather make the movies, and I'm a better moviemaker than I would be writer.

Most of all, I really wanted to become a filmmaker, and I've used every acting experience to just turn it into film school.

I just like to act and write and produce. To me, making movies is the ultimate goal.

I went to film school and wanted to learn everything there was about making movies.

When you're making movies you've got to get obsessive.

When you shoot a movie, the camera is always taking, taking, taking and not giving anything back.

I want to direct. Definitely a goal of mine.

I love making movies and hope to write my own screenplay someday and do some producing and be behind-the-scenes as well.

When you direct your first film, you always start by telling stories that you are familiar with.

'Pulp Fiction' is an amazing film, and I haven't made one nearly as good.

I love making movies.

I like acting, but I like filmmaking better. I went to film school. I want to make films.

I love doing research. I'm a film-school geek.

I always wanted them to look like Hollywood movies; I just didn't know how to do it.

I would love to direct - or try my hand at it, anyway.

To be honest, I have never thought about getting into direction.

I've done all sorts of different kinds of action. We did a thing in 'Blood Diamond,' the attack on Freetown, where I carefully staged the action but did not show the camera operators what we were going to film - so it has the feel of documentary, trying to capture something, and that gave it a whole different feel.

If you learn the craft, you can make a movie and get by with tricks.

That's what interests me about film: directing.

I used to make short films even as a kid. I used to have a camera and play around with it. So, I was always interested in the process and telling stories. I've always wanted to direct.