Tavi Gevinson Quotes

It is my passion to direct movies.

I'd like to direct myself but I'm a cinephile and I also would like to just step behind the camera and be on the other end of making movies.

'Talullah' is a movie I'm really proud of. Sian Heder is the director/writer, and I think she's extraordinarily talented. I think it was a beautiful story.

I always wanted to write and direct films for as long as I can remember.

I always dreamt of being a director.

I do love making films. I want to be a filmmaker that grows and progresses and does keep trying to push myself. I think that's it... and a bit of confidence maybe.

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

I started acting when I was really young. I knew I wanted to be in the industry in other ways. I knew that I wanted to do more than just act. I don't know that I knew it was screenwriting, but I just knew that I wanted to be involved.

I have stories that I'd like to maybe one day consider directing, but you need a lot of time to write and put it together.

I wasn't a kid who moved out from Iowa with aspirations of becoming a famous star - I was intrigued by the idea of filmmaking and by the idea of what it would be like to play a character in a movie.

The time it would take me to write a screenplay it would take me the time to make two films. I would rather make the movies, and I'm a better moviemaker than I would be writer.

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 want to direct, produce, and write, learning as I go.

I like to direct for the big screen.

Cary and I are working together on another movie, Charlotte's Web.

So with 'There Will Be Blood,' I didn't even really feel like I was adapting a book. I was just desperate to find stuff to write.

Since signing with Universal, I have been working closely with Gary Ross, the director, producer and screenwriter. We have spent many hours on the phone, and I've been sending him information and items that have been useful to the writing process.

Eventually I'd love to be able to direct.

When I was young, my idea was to become a filmmaker.

I like to write, and I would love to be a screenwriter one day and a director.

I have no interest whatsoever in pursuing acting or becoming a mogul. I love writing and directing; I see those two jobs as the most critical in the making of a film.

I'm trying to make as many films as I can.

I don't actually sit down and write, but I just have a lot of different ideas about films and making movies.

I'm hoping one day I can make one really good film.

I think I would have a better time writing films rather than directing.