Nico Tortorella Quotes

I started acting when I was really young. I knew I wanted to be in the industry in other ways. I knew that I wanted to do more than just act. I don't know that I knew it was screenwriting, but I just knew that I wanted to be involved.

I've wanted to make films since a really young age. It's always been my passion.

All I know is movies; I went to school, but movies are my reference point for everything. I figured I'd have to P.A. or intern in the art department. Because the filmmaking process is so many people creating to make one piece of magic, so I've always wanted to be involved. With the acting, I doubted it.

I love making movies and hope to write my own screenplay someday and do some producing and be behind-the-scenes as well.

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

I've always been interested in directing. I started acting when I was thirteen years old, so I've had some desire to do something else in my life.

My original goal was just to do stand-up but then I became interested in films - writing a film, shooting one someday, and getting to act in them.

Life came in and put me in front of the camera before I could really make a decision, but I think I probably would have gravitated to film.

I love acting; I don't want to give up on it at all, but it would be nice to step behind the camera once in a while as well.

Acting is always at the core of my life, but I'm also excited about producing. I'm excited about directing, and I have a life in the filmmaking world, and so I want to explore all aspects of it, not just the acting, but acting is the root.

I was hoping for it to be possibly a movie career as I still would like to see that happen. I enjoyed making 200 Motels and did try out for a few things when I lived in LA, but nothing ever happened. I'm still hoping though.

Making movies is my profession. I like doing it a lot.

I moved out to L.A. to be a filmmaker or director. I didn't even think about doing comedy or even acting. I wanted to be like Paul Thomas Anderson or Wes Anderson, but I wasn't going to a lot of comedy.

I want to direct, produce, and write, learning as I go.

I moved to L.A. to write and direct. I had no intentions of being in front of the camera.

But for me, personally, I didn't have any ambitions to become an actor. I'm interested in getting behind the camera.

I like and I love everything that has to do with cinema: writing, directing, editing, creating music, and even acting.

I love just about every aspect of the filmmaking except acting. I would never be able to do that, but the rest I really enjoy.

I got into acting to get my foot in the door for film-making.

I've been having a lot of fun exploring different aspects of filmmaking, like writing and producing. There isn't a specific plan and I usually don't know what's going to be the next thing I do.

I see myself starring in and producing major feature films.

I got to work with Dustin Hoffman on a film called 'Billy Bathgate.' I got to work with Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn and Bob Zemeckis on 'Death Becomes Her.' There are still a few actors out there that I would like to work with.

I want to be part of great cinema. That is my only aim.

I always thought I'd make films. I didn't think I'd be in them.

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