David R. Ellis Quotes

I don't direct movies for a living.

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

It is good to get an all round experience especially when you have never been on a movie set.

I didn't really get involved too heavily with being an actual film person.

I love what I did in 'Death Sentence,' but that was a low budget action film.

I did a lot of short films before doing feature films.

I always enjoy shooting for all my films.

I aspire to eventually be making my living by making movies.

I love working in films.

I didn't start out thinking that I could ever make films. I started out being a film lover, loving films, and wanting to have a job that put me close to them and close to filmmakers and close to film sets.

When I'm in a movie, what I always do, instead of sitting in a trailer or watching a DVD, is I go on the set and watch the director work and the actors work, and sometimes I'll hang out with B camera and watch what they're up to and ask questions because there's so much to learn about the medium.

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

It was always something I knew I was capable of and from an early age my mother was involved in the film industry. She used to work at a production company. So I was exposed to a renaissance period of films in New Zealand back in the early 80's.

Movie-making is serious business. The director and the crew are already under a lot of pressure to give their best to the audience. Therefore, the best part for me as an actor is to act well in the movies and make a jolly atmosphere with the co-stars on the sets.

When you're in front of the camera, for a small budget or a big budget movie, there's no difference.

I want to do feature films. I am flying to Malaysia to be in another feature film. We will be filming that in Malaysia, the Phillipines, and back in California.

Making movies is time-consuming and it's boring. You spend most of your time waiting between takes. It's like a big machine that moves slowly.

My first film was a movie shot in 1974. I was 18 on that movie set. It was called 'Big Bad Mama.' I turned 19 on the next movie I worked on, which was a black 'Blazing Saddles.' I worked in the art department. It was called 'Darktown Strutters.'

Making movies is my profession. I like doing it a lot.

Films are amazing. To be a part of a movie is the greatest. It's so historic and exciting.

I did a movie called Marathon Man and it was one of my best memories.

I think one day I want to be on the other side of the camera-maybe directing.

I hope to be involved in a successful movie script.

I grew up making films and always thought that's what I wanted to do.

I got to work with Cillian Murphy and my dad, Jim Broadbent and Jodie Whittaker on 'Perrier's Bounty.' It was a small part, but it was really special.