Emma Donoghue Quotes

It's not just about acting. I love film, I'm a director now, I love writing, I love producing, I love having a company that makes films and to be prolific and have a place to put all the ideas that are constantly bubbling up inside of me and that don't let me sleep at night.

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

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

I started writing screenplays myself and eventually directing.

I made lots of short films, about nine or ten short films. And then I made a television film called 'This Little Life.'

Well, this movie I've been working on for a while. I had the idea for the movie like twenty years ago when I was doing 'Empire of the Sun' in 1987 because at that time that's when all these Vietnam movies were being made and my friends and I were going on auditions for these Vietnam movies and my friends were getting them and going away to fake boot camps.

It certainly made a film writing career for me.

Directing has completely changed the way I write and watch films.

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 started off writing TV adverts. I saw those as rehearsals for a feature film.

My long-term plans are just to get as much experience as I can in Australia and try to make my own films.

For 'So Cold the River,' I'm actually working on adapting the book with Scott Silver, who was just nominated for an Oscar for 'The Fighter,' and who also wrote '8 Mile,' which I think is a terrific screenplay. The chance to work with Scott is a tremendous pleasure and I'm learning a lot.

I think I've had pretty good experiences for the most part with the people who have directed my screenplays.

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

I have a lot of incomplete short films and incomplete scripts out there.

I like making movies.

I love the art of filmmaking very much in all aspects.

I love making independent movies, and that's pretty much what I'm going to be doing for the rest of my years.

I've never had to pitch a movie to a studio. I usually just let people read the script, then I cast it. I always think pitching is for baseball.

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

I like writing for movies. It's nice to be alone working on fiction in your room, and then it's nice to be in a room with a bunch of people working on a movie.

I position everything else in my life around making movies.

I have no interest whatsoever in pursuing acting or becoming a mogul. I love writing and directing; I see those two jobs as the most critical in the making of a film.

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