Niall Matter Quotes

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

I was hoping for it to be possibly a movie career as I still would like to see that happen. I enjoyed making 200 Motels and did try out for a few things when I lived in LA, but nothing ever happened. I'm still hoping though.

As an actor, I just go off the director. I never ask how big the part is. I don't look at it from the perspective of, 'Is this going to be good for my career?' I just look for directors, and I think part of that is I knew I always wanted to be a director.

I knew when I was about 14 that I wanted to be a director and that I wanted to go to NYU for film school.

Every actor wants to direct.

I would love to continue acting. Maybe one day I would like to try writing and directing.

He wasn't directing it, of course, so I didn't work with Hitchcock.

I want to write, act, and 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 definitely want to do movies and stuff.

I love Michelle Williams and Natalie Portman - those are the careers I want. My goal is to win an Oscar, and I'm going to take the steps to get there.

There was always a part of me that wanted to be an old-time director. But I couldn't do that. I'm not a pro.

I've acted just to get to directing.

Eventually I'd love to be able to direct.

My heroes are guys like Tom Hanks, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Matt Damon. These are amazing actors with amazing careers that every actor should aspire to. I'm not saying I'm going to get anywhere close. It's not going to be an easy feat. I'm just in awe of their careers.

I've said this a million times. But I've always wanted to do movies.

I'm not one of these actors who feels a pressing need to direct, and I have no plans to do it.

I got to work with Dustin Hoffman on a film called 'Billy Bathgate.' I got to work with Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn and Bob Zemeckis on 'Death Becomes Her.' There are still a few actors out there that I would like to work with.

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

I want to act for the rest of my life - and I also want to pursue directing. Watching Bill Condon direct 'Twilight' kind of made me think, 'OK yeah, I really want to do this now.' This idea that you can make an image in your head and be in full control of how it comes out - I thought that was really cool.

I think actors make for very good directors, and I would like to do that one day.

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.

Sometimes it's the script or an opportunity to work with an incredible director.

There is so much I'd love to do in this industry. I'm honestly interested in directing even a little more so than acting.

I would like to direct good actors, and there are good actors who are stars.