F. Gary Gray Quotes

I started writing screenplays myself and eventually directing.

I've always loved films, and I always felt like a storyteller. I left Norway after high school and moved to Manhattan and went to film school in Manhattan. That's when I really found out that this was my calling and what I wanted to do.

By the time I was 10 or 11, I knew I wanted to make films.

I have stories that I'd like to maybe one day consider directing, but you need a lot of time to write and put it together.

When I went to Sundance for 'Afternoon Delight,' I came back feeling like I wanted to take my experience that I learned from directing and bring that into a series.

For me, I see filmmaking as art.

The only way you can learn about making films is by making them, by putting your stamp on the thing.

My M.F.A was in directing, and all the films I've made, for film school and after, I've written, directed and shot.

Film, for me, has been a process of learning on the job.

Directing a film was something I always wanted to do, something that seemed an inevitability in my development as an actor.

I had a pretty steep learning curve in film - as I'm still learning.

I don't make movies because I love to act. I make movies because I like to make movies, and I like to be a part of that process.

I started making music videos in my twenties and made my first feature, 'Guncrazy,' at 29. I then spent the greater part of my thirties directing features.

I'm a believer in film school.

I don't have incredible knowledge about films or of filmmaking history; I'm not that kind of person.

I guess I'm growing up in the film world.

I considered going to film school; I took a course in film and was very interested in filmmaking as well as film writing.

Filmmaking can be a fine art.

I want to go to film college to learn about the departments and how everything works. Then I'm going to start directing.

I've always been fascinated with everything behind the camera and in front.

I didn't go to film school.

This is the best film school there is, just to make movies and be there on set.

I went to USC film school, briefly, which is a very traditional film school.

That's what interests me about film: directing.

Film shouldn't be a pain. It's a creative process.