Mia Wasikowska Quotes

There is so much to do on a film set. It is an extraordinarily invigorating and wonderful place to be, when things are running well.

I had fun doing it, but acting ain't really my thing. I am more of a production/director type. I would rather be behind the scenes and organizing and putting things together like that.

It is good to get an all round experience especially when you have never been on a movie set.

You can't work in the movies. Movies are all about lighting. Very few filmmakers will concentrate on the story. You get very little rehearsal time, so anything you do onscreen is a kind of speed painting.

On a film, you do your own work, you come together and meet on set, and then you shoot. It's great.

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

I love directing.

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

I've always been fascinated with everything behind the camera and in front.

Movie-making is a very creative medium of expression.

Film was nothing like television; there was a craft to it, and I realized how much hard work was needed. It was not some mindless, two-bit job that only requires you to look good.

I like doing film, you know, single-camera.

Filming is like a house, you have to feel comfortable in it.

When I'm in a movie, what I always do, instead of sitting in a trailer or watching a DVD, is I go on the set and watch the director work and the actors work, and sometimes I'll hang out with B camera and watch what they're up to and ask questions because there's so much to learn about the medium.

Film-making is a physically hard job.

When you're in front of the camera, for a small budget or a big budget movie, there's no difference.

There are still things technically about films that I think are a mystery to me and I want to remain a mystery. I don't particularly want to know what everyone's job is because I've got lines to learn.

I think you cannot make films without choosing everything.

I had no education in filmmaking. I started with a 8mm camera. I made 34 films, and little by little I gained more experience in filming.

If you want to direct, you've got to work.

I loved making Pure Country. It was a great learning experience for me, seeing another part of the entertainment industry.

Working on such a big film was amazing. I learned a lot. There weren't too many stunts, just some doubling.

Directing, editing, and everything about filmmaking has definitely changed me as an actor.

Going to film school taught me how much I already knew, and that the best way to learn about film is being on the set with professionals.

I think acting is only one part of the piece of the movie. I'ts an important piece, but I'd like to be involved in all the other aspects of making movies.