Tippi Hedren Quotes

I'm a believer in film school.

I love Hitchcock movies. I took a Hitchcock class in college, so I saw all his movies. I wrote papers on his movies.

I really, really love directing films.

He was such a fabulous drama coach. What better person to have than Alfred Hitchcock? His work as a director was impeccable. I learned so much.

Anyone who's made film and knows about the cinema has a lifelong love affair with the experience. You never stop learning about film.

My job is to create a film, where we are capturing truth in performances.

I love acting. I've been doing it since I was 16, and it's in my nature. It's the thing I do best. But as much as I love acting, I love cinema more. I always had a thing about creating images.

Now, learning how to make a movie is something you can figure out in about an afternoon. The physics of it, the marks, the lights, etc. What's hard to do is to suspend your own feelings of self consciousness. The natural actors can do that; they can become part of a characterization and learn how to maintain it.

When I talk to film students, I always say, 'Buy the DVDs and listen to the commentaries, look at the making of, look at the behind-the-scenes,' because that's such a great learning tool.

Making movies is what I'm good at. Cinema is the means through which I can best express myself.

I am eternally impressed and amazed by what directors do.

I've been lucky to be educated by watching the old and the great movies, working with good filmmakers, and being educated on sets.

I am a film director, and I work with a visual language, with a visual medium. And I try to make virtue of the use of this visual medium. And I try to make sure what I do speaks the language of cinema.

Film is an itch I have yet to scratch.

To make a film is easy; to make a good film is war. To make a very good film is a miracle.

I've always said the one advantage an actor has of converting to a director is that he's been in front of the camera. He doesn't have to get in front of the camera again, subliminally or otherwise.

I haven't thought about getting into production. I'm interested in the creative aspect of storytelling.

I've wanted to make films since a really young age. It's always been my passion.

When I was in film school, I was learning more theory than practice.

Film is a collaborative art form. I don't know why you wouldn't recognize the stunt performers.

You can't work in the movies. Movies are all about lighting. Very few filmmakers will concentrate on the story. You get very little rehearsal time, so anything you do onscreen is a kind of speed painting.

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

I did direct two short movies. I learned many things, and one of the things I learned was that I am not a director. It has to be visceral, and it's not for me. I feel much more comfortable acting.

I went to USC and tried to learn about the other side of the camera a little bit.

I'm a fan of making films. Whether I'm on stage or in front of a camera, one of my first loves is performing for the people. I'd like to do more acting.