Jodie Foster Quotes

People ask me about that all the time. They say, "Did you ever think of directing?" And I say, "It's completely out of the question."

I always wanted to direct. I always saw myself as a director.

I would love to be able to get behind the camera and direct actors. I think that would be a lot of fun.

I'm always writing, but directing takes priority over everything, unless the acting is a job that lifts that whole brand. If I get a part in a big film with a big director and I was going to direct one of my one films, I would take the former job because that job will only help anything that I then intend to do. I think in the long run, directing is the thing that will outlive everything else. Maybe that and writing.

The best actors are always the ones who've directed as well, as they understand all the problems you face.

I didn't write to become a director, which many people do.

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

It's funny because I've resisted acting as a career for most of my life. But both my parents told me if I ever want to direct, I should act first because no director should direct until they know what it's like to be in the actor's shoes.

I would really love to work with Clint Eastwood.

I moved to L.A. to write and direct. I had no intentions of being in front of the camera.

Eventually I'd love to be able to direct.

Yeah, the whole 'One Tree Hill' experience made me realize I wanna write, and produce, and direct as well as act. I'm interested in all facets of the industry.

I'm not like one of those actors who's a frustrated director.

I have been a director who has starred, participated on both sides of the filmmaking process.

I want to go to film college to learn about the departments and how everything works. Then I'm going to start directing.

Going to directing wasn't a reaction away from acting as much as it was a move towards something I always wanted to do. Ever since I was a kid, I was interested in the camera and how it worked and why one director would place it in this part of the room and then another would place it in that part of the room.

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 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.

I love directing, and I will direct myself a few times.

I would like to be an actor, but I really would like to be a director of feature films. That's what I want to be when I grow up. I want to make films.

I love the process of filmmaking. I understood that you have to be a writer in order to be a director.

I want to work with Sriram Raghavan, Imtiaz Ali, Karan Johar, and, of course, any other director who is offering a great role to play in a film.

I went to graduate school for directing at AFI in L.A., and I wanted to be a director.

I went to film school to direct.

I've always been interested in directing. I started acting when I was thirteen years old, so I've had some desire to do something else in my life.