Francis Lawrence Quotes

It's hard work making movies. It's like being a doctor: you work long hours, very hard hours, and it's emotional, tense work. If you don't really love it, then it ain't worth it.

I really wish it would only take two hours to make a two-hour movie.

It's something I never dreamed I'd be doing, making movies.

It's a juggernaut, yeah... but I'm not phased by making movies.

When I was younger I didn't really know what a director did: I knew I loved movies and I figured the actors made it up! And then when you get to 12 years old you start thinking, What does a director do? It was really an organic beginning: this looks like something I want to do, I can't believe people get paid to do it!

What is important to me is that people know I respect the business of making movies.

I was going to make movies. I was the one in the family who was always rolling the video camera, making movies of my brothers around town, and then screening them for my parents. I still would love to make movies someday... that's something that really means a lot to me, and I know I'll have the chance to do it one day.

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

I made my first movie when I was five.

I just want to make movies. I really love movies. I want to be involved with them.

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

I want to continue to make beautiful movies. The most important thing is to be a part of beautiful stories, that's all I want. So I don't care if it's a Hollywood movie or an independent movie or a Spanish or American movie. I care about telling stories.

There's nothing more important in making movies than the screenplay.

I don't actually sit down and write, but I just have a lot of different ideas about films and making movies.

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

As a kid, a little kid, I loved going to the movies, and now I love making movies.

I have so much appreciation for movies because I understand how hard it is to make one.

I love making movies.

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

I think I would have a better time writing films rather than directing.

Maybe there should be less of a mystique around making movies. I just don't think that there's any real mystery there.

Just so everyone knows out there - it's not easy to make a movie. It's really hard.

The reason why I wanted to direct is because there are personal stories that I want to tell, but also because I love every part of movie making - from the wardrobe to the set decoration to cinematography.

People don't talk about how hard it is to make a movie. Nobody does. Ever.

I like making movies and would like to make it my career when I'm finished playing football.