Vicky McClure Quotes

It's not a film-maker's job to explain his technique, but to tell his story the best way he can.

I've been directing more and more the last few years, I find it an enjoyable challenge.

To make personal movies that you are the author of, is quite a difficult thing. It takes a lot of stamina.

I really got into filmmaking through photography.

When you shoot a movie, the camera is always taking, taking, taking and not giving anything back.

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

Making films has got to be one of the hardest endeavors known to humankind.

I think of making a movie in such a romantic way.

I love making movies.

I like acting, but I like filmmaking better. I went to film school. I want to make films.

I started writing screenplays myself and eventually directing.

When you're trying to make a film, you're trying to find a way to love your subject, and you want your audience to love your subject.

I have no interest in writing, directing or producing.

I was never interested in being powerful or famous. But once I got to film school and learned about movies, I just fell in love with it. I didn't care what kind of movies I made.

The reason I wanted to start directing is that as an actor I felt I came into a job late. There's a whole team of people who have been working on it for months before you start. You have this really intense period of filming and then you leave it, knowing that the director will work on it for another few months.

As a director, you try to find what is creative.

Filmmaking is the ultimate team sport.

I'd love to direct, I'd love to produce. I'd love to learn all about it, and being around it all the time certainly helps.

I want to go make an original movie. It's all very personal, but I want to define myself a little bit more as a filmmaker and hone my craft.

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.

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

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.

The only way you can learn about making films is by making them, by putting your stamp on the thing.

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.

Making movies is difficult and you get disorientated sometimes - even when you're working with fantastic talent.