Rob Manuel Quotes

It's rare to have even half-meaningful conversations in the film industry.

L.A. is full of screenwriters. I don't know why. On many levels, it's such a thankless occupation.

When I was 23, I went to work for Jack Nicholson reading scripts. Later, I was married to a production designer named Richard Sylbert. So I lived in Los Angeles for ten years.

People have given their lives to this industry to make movies compelling.

The literary aspect of the film business excites me, but show business in general doesn't take any mental giant.

I've been working with a lot of people out in Hollywood on writing scripts, screenplays, directing, producing, and making music.

Most of my work has been in L.A. or booked in L.A. and shot on location.

I very much love Los Angeles, and I love working here. I find it very inspiring and very creative, and some of the best crews are in Los Angeles.

There is so much that I love about all aspects of making a film or a TV show.

I've directed independent film.

Writing studio movies is the best job in the world... it's awesome.

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

I never have written a movie, but there are some bad movies out there. I can make one. I definitely want to get into that because that's how you, at my level, would get a lead in a movie - by writing a low budget thing for myself. So I gotta get to it.

I produced and starred in 'Wake the Riderless Horse,' a short film that my buddy wrote and directed.

I'm not after having the lead or being in a blockbuster Hollywood film. I'm after reading the material and loving it. That's all.

One thing I'm passionate about is directing. I've always wanted to direct.

I would love to do different things, like behind-the-scenes work - just like Ron Howard!

I'm a playwright who gets involved in movies when I'm not writing a play.

If I were a young man today, I might be lured into the moviemaking industry. You can really make a statement there.

I love to go see big movies, I just don't make them. It's just a different business.

I really like working. I can't think of a job I didn't like. I was in an Alvin and the Chipmunks movie, which is not my idea of folk art; but I really enjoyed making it, and everyone was really nice.

I want to make movies, TV series, wherever the career takes me.

Sometimes it's the script or an opportunity to work with an incredible director.

I love having made a movie.

I was in Nashville quite a bit when I shot 'Nashville,' and I was in Los Angeles when I shot in 'Supergirl'.