Salma Hayek Quotes

I like writing and directing. I enjoy telling stories, and I think it's born in a comedian to end up directing.

I've had some success at writing and directing, and I like it. It's infinitely more creative than just acting, and I have things I want to say and do.

I have no interest in writing, directing or producing.

The whole process of making movies and writing screenplays is visceral and intuitive.

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.

My passion is becoming involved in good work, whether that means as an actor or writer or director or producer or all - that is not as important to me.

I think I'm drawn to films more as a director with a directorial mind even as an actor. I make movies to make the films, not to act.

I don't find acting and directing schizophrenic in any way. I find it completely easy to move between the two.

As an actor you have to bring to the table your creative input. But when a director like Ridley Scott says I want you to do this this way, you know when he gets to the editing room he has a reason for it. It's like watching a masterpiece.

I love writing. I think writing and directing go hand in hand.

For me, to be perfectly honest, the part of my brain that was stimulated by directing was much more exciting than a typical day of acting.

It's different being a director. I suppose, especially if it's a story you've written and you feel compelled to tell, in some ways it's a lot easier than acting because you're orchestrating the piece. As an actor, sometimes you're trying to second-guess what people want.

I've been writing and wanting to direct for a long time.

It's sort of one ongoing process where writing ends and directing starts.

Directing is definitely something that is in my life for keeps, and the more I do it, the more I realize how much I want to learn and how much I have to give. And it kind of bolsters my acting - it enhances it in a really wonderful way that I wasn't expecting.

I want to produce and direct and write one day.

As long as I'm creating, I am happy... whether directing, producing, writing, acting.

For me, the most important thing is the writing - and certainly the director. But if the writing isn't there, it doesn't matter who the director is!

I don't write on set. I also - in a funny way, I don't really differentiate between the writing and directing. I think it's all sort of the same thing.

I tell stories, and I do it through writing, through acting, through my stand-up, and through directing. All the hats I wear - producing as well - ultimately, I am a storyteller.

Writing and directing, to me, was the logical evolution from my life as an actor: going from telling someone else's story to actually creating my own. Perhaps one day I will do all three: write, direct, and act in the same production. That might get a little hectic, though.

Good films that get made are so few and far between. I want to write and direct more, but only so I can keep a fresh perspective.

Acting is probably what I'm best at, but there are certain stories kind of rattling around in my head that I like the idea of developing over time.

I enjoy storytelling. I like to write it, I like to direct it, I like to act in it, I like to produce it. I like to be around storytellers. That's what excites me.

I don't see myself directing things I don't write because, to me, directing was just an extension of the writing process.