Jeremy Clarkson Quotes

Making a movie like 'Felony' is hard work because you're really putting your own ideas on the screen. You can't hide behind some other person's script; you're saying, 'This is my brain, and I want you to know what I think'.'

With me, I probably work a lot more than people assume I do, but people don't realize how much work goes into writing and producing and making a movie.

I think I might want to get into development, as in developing my own sort of piece, whether it be for the stage or the big screen or for television.

As a kid, I was just writing scripts and taking whatever film classes I could in college.

I love making movies and hope to write my own screenplay someday and do some producing and be behind-the-scenes as well.

I want to make my own films from my own scripts based on stories I want to tell, but they take time to put together.

There are times when I'm driving home after a day's shooting, thinking to myself, That scene would've been so much better if I had written it out.

I write a lot too, so I would like to write or direct in the future if I can.

You can't just express yourself and it becomes a movie. You have to get beyond that.

I have gained a lot of confidence in my process of making films. It does't mean I'll make a successful film or even a good film, but I know how to make my film.

If you just love movies enough, you can make a good one.

Filmmaking is the ultimate team sport.

Anybody can direct, but there are only eleven good writers.

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.

There's something about taking a film from concept to script, through production, and then to see the final thing happening in the edit phase. It's almost like a miracle in the making.

I enjoy looking at words on paper and visualizing how to make them come to life. As a director, the creative process is really amazing.

At the core, I'm a filmmaker and a storyteller.

Making a film is like putting out a fire with sieve. There are so many elements, and it gets so complicated.

I'm always working on stuff. But they never materialize. I'm always working on movies and TV shows.

Acting is always going to be number one, but what I learned in film school, I want to make that happen too, so I'm going to actually start working on my own.

I like the opportunity to make films.

Since I was a child, I've liked telling stories. Maybe because my father's a director, I grew up loving stories. I'm not good at spinning them at a dinner table because I do go on a bit, but I love writing them, and directing is just a way of editing the story.

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 had never thought of myself as a director and found out that I was not. I am a writer who was able to direct the films that I write.

Making a movie is like a marathon, and commercials are like sprints - they're equally satisfying, but in different ways.