Amandla Stenberg Quotes

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

I moved out to L.A. to be a filmmaker or director. I didn't even think about doing comedy or even acting. I wanted to be like Paul Thomas Anderson or Wes Anderson, but I wasn't going to a lot of comedy.

I would love to do different things, like behind-the-scenes work - just like Ron Howard!

I would love to direct one day. I value the relationship that I have with a director so much, and I would be really excited to be on the other end of that relationship.

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

I went to film school; I went to NYU film school.

My final ambition is to turn director.

I went to film school to direct.

My ambition is very cinema-driven.

But I did on projects that I produced, that I directed, that I acted in because it was important. I want to be a filmmaker. I don't want to be an actor who directs, I want to be a director. I want to be a filmmaker. So that's a big difference.

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.

Acting is always going to be number one, but what I learned in film school, I want to make that happen too, so I'm going to actually start working on my own.

I went to the University of Toronto to study the history and theory of film, in the back of my mind thinking I'd go to NYU film school and see if I could make a career of it.

I want to go wherever there's great work. I'm a huge fan of film primarily. But you can get a great TV show and get attached to it. Making a great film is forever, though, so I always want to be part of film. It's my first love.

Eventually I'd love to be able to direct.

My passion is doing movies, so as long as I keep doing that I will be happy.

I went to Bournemouth Film School for 3 years.

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

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

One thing I'm passionate about is directing. I've always wanted to direct.

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

I wish I had gone to a film school.

I got into film school thinking I was going to make features, like every other film geek.

Everything that is somehow related to direction and filmmaking fascinates me, like cinematography.

I was already interested in directing when I was very young. I knew that was something I was going to be doing.