Eriq La Salle Quotes

In cinema, the leading player is the director.

I love directing, and I will direct myself a few times.

I knew when I was about 14 that I wanted to be a director and that I wanted to go to NYU for film school.

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.

I moved out to L.A. to be a filmmaker or director. I didn't even think about doing comedy or even acting. I wanted to be like Paul Thomas Anderson or Wes Anderson, but I wasn't going to a lot of comedy.

I view filmmaking as a director's medium.

Eventually I'd love to be able to direct.

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

My passion is doing movies, so as long as I keep doing that I will be happy.

I'm interested in films, in directing.

I would love to do different things, like behind-the-scenes work - just like Ron Howard!

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.

My final ambition is to turn director.

I love the process of filmmaking. I understood that you have to be a writer in order to be a director.

I want to make movies that I would want to watch as a fan.

The filmmaker is really important to me: it could be their first film; it's not just about their reputation, but I have to really believe in them.

I want to write, direct, produce, but in steps. I want to take steps. I don't want to just jump in because I sold a lot of records and just feel like I can jump into the movie world. Naw, I want to learn the movie world like I learned the music world.

Filmmaking is the ultimate team sport.

It is my passion to direct movies.

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

When you see a finished film, it's very rare that it exceeds your expectations.

I love to produce, and I've directed two short films.

I'm a big movie fan, and I want to make movies in every genre. I want to make my romantic comedy one day.

From my experience as an actor, choreographer, action director, and producer, I understand the elements and the dynamics of being a film maker.

I'm a filmmaker; I want to make films. I don't want to sit in a hotel room waiting to make films, and I can control my thing in Denmark; I can make the film I want to make... of course, I have to write a good script, all that, but if I do my job, it will happen.