Nora Fatehi Quotes

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 feel that being an actor is a front-row seat into seeing how everybody else makes their movies. Basically, being in the trenches for ten years is like a college-level course in filmmaking if not more. It feels like every director I work with and every set that I visit as an actor, I see someone else's definition of filmmaking.

I have been doing films since I was seven. I really love the medium itself.

I have fun acting, and I want to do more of it, and I want to direct my own movie.

I shoot a lot of film - that's one of the things I try to do, and it's one of the things I learned how to do with Robert De Niro on 'Men of Honor.'

I have definitely been curious and involved in the process; even as a young actor. I was always looking at where the camera was, what story it was telling. And as my experience grew, I wanted to know even more.

'Donnie Darko' was my first audition ever! It opened my eyes to the possibilities within camera work.

I was in the movies. I danced, I sang, I learned to work in front of a camera. It was like being in a repertory company.

What I love most is the art, is making art, acting and being on set, and being a part of the process of making a movie.

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.

I think I am filled with excitement when it comes to doing films.

Acting I never worried about, but it's so strange that on-camera work is so much more technical than theatre work, which I would have never thought in a million years.

Acting is fun, but directing is very stressful.

To do your first film is a dream.

I always enjoy shooting for all my films.

I do enjoy filming, but I do consider myself still to be a bit of a novice, and I learn a bit every time I do a film job, and I am very admiring of film actors.

I studied directing prior to acting and I've done music videos and documentaries and things that were sort of well-received.

I like the theater enormously, but I truly love films - the whole bizarre, boring process that it can be.

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

The tension I feel is the moment they say, 'Action!' Movies are like lightning in a bottle, and you always want to find when you possibly can catch a surprising moment.

I loved the stage and then grew to love the camera.

The stage and working in front of a camera are two completely different mediums. Each requires different techniques.

It's easier to go from theatre to film than the other way round. In film you're absolutely loved and cossetted and cared for. In film your director makes your performance. In theatre you're carrying it all.

I never felt being an actor or making a movie was an easy thing to do.