Elijah Wood Quotes

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.

One of the things I've learned as a filmmaker is to have some aspect of the movie be something that I admire greatly, whether that's an actor I'm working with, the subject matter, or a book.

You want to enjoy making a movie - it's a wonderful, collaborative thing.

I make a movie because it's something that inspires me.

I think of making a movie in such a romantic way.

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 love the process of making a movie so much as an actor that I can only imagine I would love the process of being the director.

I really, really loved making 'This Is My Life' and 'Now and Then.'

I learned a lot about filmmaking from my dad. Starting when I was a child, I would listen to my dad as an actor, writer, director and producer talking about films - you know what the treatment would be in the opening, in the middle, and in the ending.

I love filmmaking as a process and acting is one element that is dear to me.

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

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.

I love filmmaking, and I love the process. And I would rather do nothing else. It's a privilege to be able to paint such big pictures, so to speak.

Having learnt my basics in theatre, I always feel film is a collaborative effort. If you do your part well and help the person in front of you in realising his or her potential, the film invariably comes out good.

I'm just attracted to good material and great characters and that can come in any form, whether it's television or film or a theatre piece.

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.

Filmmaking is a very complex form - ya know, acting, lighting, screenwriting, storytelling, music, editing - all these things have to come together.

I think I have more of a director's brain than an actor's brain, in a way.

I'd made these experimental films but I thought the major chore of a filmmaker was to relate to actors.

What always leads me in terms of my movies are characters.

The technology available for film-making now is incredible, but I am a big believer that it's all in the story.

I want to do action, romantic comedy, and I love drama.

Films are all about decisions, and that's what I love.

I guess what I enjoy most is directing, because it incorporates all aspects of filmmaking. Directing is in the same line as acting - both are popularity contests, and in both you're trying to tell a story through the film as a medium.

I love the art of filmmaking very much in all aspects.