Steve Antin Quotes

I guess I probably see myself as a director. If I had to choose, I think that that's the aspect of the process that I'm most excited by.

I'd love to direct, and I think I'd be a great director, but... I've been approved by the studio to direct, which I think is a cool jump of faith for them. Or proof that they're really stupid. But I don't think so.

I would definitely like to direct at some point. I've been very fortunate to work with some amazing talent and study them. But when the right time and the right story arrives, and I feel like I'm compelled to tell it, then I'll do that.

I knew I wanted to direct since I was a kid. That was something I was always fascinated by and wanted to experience and see if I would be any good at it.

I would love to direct films and it's certainly on the cards.

Eventually, I would love to direct, but not anytime soon. I just love the storytelling aspect.

I always wanted to direct. Directing is a lot more of a commitment though, a lot more time. I like directors who do very few takes, they know what they want.

I've wanted to make movies ever since I was a kid. I knew that was my goal.

I've always wanted to direct and as I grow and I get older and I get older I just want to let that evolve.

I'd like to work more as a director. It's distracting being an actor, because - there's a lot of reasons. You find out you're going to work about six months before you start shooting, and then there's prep and there's post afterward, and there's stuff to do, and then suddenly you've gone a year without directing. There's a part of me that has to not be tempted by that in order to commit more to the directing. Honestly, the big reason for me to act is to observe other directors and learn from them. That seems to be the biggest draw.

All directors make films in individual ways. But the classical kind of view of filmmaking is that you have a script and it's very linear.

I just realized that I need to be a director - for two reasons. One, directors were already my heroes at this point. I wanted to; when I wanted to be an actor I wanted to work with this director. Not work with this actor, I wanted to work for this director.

When I was shooting with Tarantino and Mike Mills and amazing directors, it made me think that I would never be a director. It's obviously too hard.

I would say that since I was nine years old I've always wanted to write and direct horror movies and action movies. There's never been a time in my life where that wasn't all I wanted to do.

I aspire to eventually be making my living by making movies.

I started out with this dream of being a director and doing cinematography and bought my first film camera at 15.

I want to direct. Definitely a goal of mine.

If I have one vanity wish, it would be to direct. It's the only thing I haven't done yet that I would like to.

I always wanted to write and direct films for as long as I can remember.

Honestly, I always had the silent ambition of being a director.

'Zakhm' was my last film as a director.

I don't think film is the writer's medium, and so I was interested to see what a director would do with it.

I've always been interested in directing. I started acting when I was thirteen years old, so I've had some desire to do something else in my life.

I'd love to be a huge television director. I definitely want to do that. I could imagine me going more and more into that, as I age.

Often people going into directing want to learn as much as they possibly can about "technique." And I say the hell with that.