Tommy Wiseau Quotes

I've never been that much of a money guy. I'm more of a film guy, and most of the money I've made is in defense of trying to keep creative control of my movies.

Movie directing is a perfect refuge for the mediocre.

It's not just about acting. I love film, I'm a director now, I love writing, I love producing, I love having a company that makes films and to be prolific and have a place to put all the ideas that are constantly bubbling up inside of me and that don't let me sleep at night.

I like to direct for the big screen.

On Lock, Stock, we didn't know where the money for shooting the next day was coming from.

Getting movies made is not as difficult as people think. Making movies is easy. You get a script, you get a director, you raise the money, you make the movie.

There's no doubt about Prakash's abilities as a director.

I'd like to direct again, but that's really hard to get something and raise the money. It's difficult to find just the right thing.

I'd like to make a movie pretty soon, so I could get a rest.

As for direction, I definitely do not have the patience or the resilience to make a film. Directing a film is very, very hard.

I view myself still as a director. That's what I do.

I've always been passionate about directing.

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

I'm a film rat. I love being in front of a camera. I love being behind a camera. I love talking to the director. I love talking film.

The less money you owe, the less income you'll need and the less you'll have to save for tomorrow.

I haven't modelled since I was 12 - that was a one-time thing, and I did it as a kid to make a little money to save up for university. Acting is my first love as well as writing and eventually producing and directing.

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.

My business life is really simple. It's like, get check. Put check in bank. Pay rent. I've never bought a stock in my life. I never got caught up in that trip. And the truth is, I don't obsess about money ever.

Because television doesn't offer the kind of budget that a movie offers, you've got to be a little more careful where you spend the money to put the fiction in science.

Cannot people realize how large an income is thrift?

From my experience as an actor, choreographer, action director, and producer, I understand the elements and the dynamics of being a film maker.

Making a film, setting it up and getting it cast and getting it together, is not an easy thing.

JJ Abrams is definitely a guy that when he calls, you want to answer. He's incredibly focused. When he was shooting the pilot on 'Lost,' we'd do a take and he'd go back to his tent and be working on the first episodes of 'Lost' as well as the cliffhanger for the eighth season of 'Alias.' He's an incredible multitasker.

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 make more movies than I see.