Michael Shanks Quotes

Directing feels great; I'm really happy to be doing this.

There's no way I see myself as a director. Direction is far too creative.

Directing is really exciting. In the end, it's more fun to be the painter than the paint.

Directing is much more satisfying to me than acting.

As a director, you try to find what is creative.

When you are acting, you are just one piece of the puzzle. You don't see how everything fits together. It feels like you have less authorship over the entire product. In directing, you take the entire picture into account, so you're challenged in a different way.

Being a director is almost like being another sort of character, but you're out of view.

I've never directed, but it must be humbling.

Directing is a unique endeavor where you are in charge of so many people. As a writer, it is sort of the opposite.

I think each movie-making process is a very exhausting and satisfying and fulfilling experience for me.

When you're a director, you really live whatever you do.

There is a director for a reason, because a director knows what's best for the movie. You just give your director as much as you can to work with, and hopefully, the decisions they make are going to be great.

Acting is fun, but directing is very stressful.

Directing is such a high. It's the hardest job ever, but I really love doing it.

Filmmaking is the ultimate team sport.

Filming is like a house, you have to feel comfortable in it.

When I go into making a movie, personally, I don't try to bring other pieces of movies with me.

I love being creative. I love acting, but I also love directing because you get to have a vision for the whole and bring that vision to fruition.

A film takes a lot of time, and yet not enough to share with the people you're making the movie with, I think.

It's totally thrilling to direct.

Directing is creating a whole. You're able to combine different elements and create a film that is unique and true to your vision.

There is no sense in doing a wonderful script with somebody who can't direct because that is a disaster.

I try to make films that I find exciting. It makes me want to get out of bed at five in the morning, have my make-up done and play for the rest of the day.

Directing is not a job. It's more like a career. Which is great!

I think acting is only one part of the piece of the movie. I'ts an important piece, but I'd like to be involved in all the other aspects of making movies.