Shiri Appleby Quotes

Well, I think every film student goes into film school thinking they want to write and direct their own movies, and they don't realize how much goes into it, and what a process it is.

I just remember when I came out of film school - and I loved film school - that the industry was such a mystery. How to break in, and once you are in, how to make a film; that is such a large undertaking. There are thousands of pitfalls.

Producing is making films without having to work sometimes. It's still making films, but it's a different job.

I went to film school, worked as an assistant, and wrote several scripts that haven't gotten made.

It takes a long time to get a film made.

I would love to continue working on animated films. Yeah, those are my ambitions. No doubt.

I would love to produce a film. I have written a script and am in the process of writing another, so maybe it will happen down the road. I would love to do a film in Africa.

I wrote 'All is Lost' while editing 'Margin Call'. I did that long before I knew if I was ever going to get to make another movie.

Before 'Twilight' was greenlit, I had four projects at four studios. I worked super-hard on all of them, but 'Twilight' was greenlit first.

I love to produce, and I've directed two short films.

I remember the first script I wrote after 'Swingers' was a Western, and I just couldn't get it made.

I've been involved with some huge studio projects that have been bloody awesome. It all starts with a great script, doesn't it?

It's difficult to get films made, especially films about poets.

The great thing about being a producer on a project is that you get to see the ins and outs of every piece of the puzzle. There are so many elements involved in every aspect of a film's development that I don't think the average person is aware of, which is, I guess, why the whole process is referred to as movie magic.

I majored in screenwriting and playwriting in school - and wanted to make films as a career. But when I directed my first short in college - which was called 'Extras' - I lost thousands of dollars and made an unsatisfying and incomplete film.

After film school, I would write 8 hours a day on film and 8 hours a night on TV, and then sleep once and a while.

Mr. Disney and his staff were constantly scouting for great stories to bring to life on film.

Most people don't really understand what it takes to get a film made, and the struggles .I think anyone who makes a film goes through their own set of struggles.

That's the other thing about working on movies, the commitment is years. That's one thing that's so frustrating about the process is that it goes on and on and on for years.

Some writers and producers are currently writing a sitcom for me, so we'll see what happens there. I'm somewhat reluctant to talk about some of the upcoming projects that I'm working on; I've a lot of stuff on the go, including five pictures that I'm looking at producing.

My flag is always flying. My shingle is always out. I'm always looking for movie ideas.

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.

I got involved in script development from the beginning. It was nice to see how a film gets made right from the beginning. It was quite hands-on for me.

'Hardware' came about because I had written quite a few scripts and hadn't had any luck getting them made.

I think I would have a better time writing films rather than directing.