Lee Daniels Quotes

I'm definitely moving more towards directing now.

I moved to L.A. to write and direct. I had no intentions of being in front of the camera.

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

You know, I never expected to enter the movie business.

I've done approximately 15 films, and most of the things I've done have either been stunt or costume work.

I decided to go to school for advertising and graphic design. That was what I was gonna do but acting is that thing, it's like a splinter in your mind and you can't get rid of it. So I decided to move to L.A. a few years ago and it just snowballed into this thing called 'The Hunger Games.'

I want to do more work behind the camera.

Directing a film requires a different set of skills. It is a difficult job, and I am happy being an actor.

I stopped acting a long time ago and my primary career has been producing-directing film.

Maybe at 55, I would like to direct. I will go the Angelina Jolie way.

You never know what to expect when you're a writer visiting a movie set.

Part of being a filmmaker is also being a craftsman.

I had fun doing it, but acting ain't really my thing. I am more of a production/director type. I would rather be behind the scenes and organizing and putting things together like that.

I make different films now.

I feel that I will be more of a feature director, and I will go away completely from videos. I want to do features and have written several of them. I'm looking to be more like a Steven Spielberg.

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.

When I was filming 'The Outsiders,' my idea of success was getting the next Martin Scorsese movie.

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

I'm not educated as a filmmaker, so it's quite a jump for me.

Writing, directing... anything behind the camera is what I want to do.

I was always into music, but I wanted to do film when I was kid. I remember seeing big movies and wanting to do them. Then I was lucky enough to act in some of them, and I fell in love with it.

I've always loved film and wanted to work in film. I just love working and creating new characters, and trying different genres and different things.

Movie making is really, it's a director's medium, it's not even so much an actor's medium.

I knew from early on I would go to film school and try to work behind the camera.

I don't want to be in the film business. I'm not even sure it's a business.