Noel Clarke Quotes

I have no interest in writing, directing or producing.

My passion is becoming involved in good work, whether that means as an actor or writer or director or producer or all - that is not as important to me.

I certainly was an actor and then I drifted more towards writing and directing.

I try to do as much as I can, every facet of filmmaking.

Now I'm kind of established as a director, I much prefer directing to writing.

I'm not one of these actors who feels a pressing need to direct, and I have no plans to do it.

I always loved the creative process, from 'Shakespeare in Love' to 'Finding Neverland' to 'Basquiat'; whether it's serious, or it's comedic, whether it's the 'inside look' at that, it seems to be a theme of what I do.

I just love being on a movie set. I like making movies.

I love having made a movie.

That's what interests me about film: directing.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt's career is kind of how I want to create my career. He's very involved with his recording and production company and also worked on some really great projects.

I want to work with amazing filmmakers and tell important stories, and if I have to audition to do that, I will.

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

There's a funny thing that, in film now, everybody thinks that the director does everything, and in TV, everybody thinks that the writer does everything, and I'm quite comfortable with that as a director. I don't mind that.

I always think that the writer is doing the vast majority of the director's work, in a sense. If you're a writer who is also going to direct, you're doing all your preparation: You're already visualizing everything, you're imagining how the lines are going to be read, you see the blocking in your head, and you know the rhythm and the pacing.

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

I'd like to work more as a director. It's distracting being an actor, because - there's a lot of reasons. You find out you're going to work about six months before you start shooting, and then there's prep and there's post afterward, and there's stuff to do, and then suddenly you've gone a year without directing. There's a part of me that has to not be tempted by that in order to commit more to the directing. Honestly, the big reason for me to act is to observe other directors and learn from them. That seems to be the biggest draw.

I love directing because you get to see your film come to life. You get to work with the actors. There's something magical about each piece of it.

I think directing and writing are very different jobs. Obviously, directing is a more social and managerial job. The other thing about directing is that it's a very, very pragmatic job, and writing isn't.

I love acting and will take all the time to continue to act. But sometimes I'd like to try my hand at directing.

It's a juggernaut, yeah... but I'm not phased by making movies.

It doesn't matter if you're doing a studio movie or you're doing an independent movie. When you get to set and you're doing a scene, it's always going to be the same job. I really don't think about my career, in terms of planning it out and what this does for me.

I sit, I think, I make some drawings. As a designer, you cannot retire totally.

I want to write, act, and direct!

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.