Greig Fraser Quotes

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 still really love acting. I find it really challenging. And I really love film; it's a lot of fun.

I would really love to direct one day. I think there are certain actors who love the character and the performance and that's all they want to be a part of.

The quality of television is becoming so good from an actor standpoint, where you get to do these amazing scenes with amazing directors and cinematography.

I love filmmaking as a process and acting is one element that is dear to me.

I haven't thought about getting into production. I'm interested in the creative aspect of storytelling.

Yeah... I like films, I like movies, I like playing different characters and working with different actors and filming in different places. I like movies because it's kind of a combination of every art: it's like, it's picture, it's story, it's music, it's kind of like a clash and a collide of every art. It's really neat.

I like drama. My first movie that I did, 'Soul Survivors', was a drama, and I'm just drawn to that; that's sort of my forte.

I want to do action, romantic comedy, and I love drama.

We're trying to make a movie that's interesting.

If I'm going to do television, I wanted that 'North and South' experience. I wanted something that's going to challenge me on a constant basis.

I prefer working on films. I like the variety. There is nothing better than playing a bad girl for two months, then playing someone sweet for the next two. Films give you this opportunity.

With acting, there's a certain amount of independence you have within the framework of the storytelling. When it's done well, it's a collaborative medium.

It's not seeing myself 40 feet tall on a movie screen - it's the work. That's what thrills me.

Documentaries for me always felt kind of limiting. I wanted to go bigger. And I also love actors, and I love performance. So feature filmmaking was always the intent.

I enjoy being an actor in my own movies.

You know something like 'Patriots Day' that I did a few years ago, which is a drama, is very different than comedy. That was super rewarding. I want to do more of that and also my own writing.

Going to film school just made me love it. Before film school, I didn't really think much of acting. I was more into making music, but going to school and learning about it every day, it made me grow profound respect for the art.

I want to take up anything that excites me. It can be a drama, action or a comedy.

When you are scripting, the scene, the dialogues, everything comes before you, taking final shape. That is truly the most creative aspect of filmmaking and that is what I enjoy the most.

I want to do movies with great stories. The content should be strong.

Sometimes the nature of a big movie, the nature of the material, the scene doesn't have the richness that you'd want it to.

I'd say I'm definitely an actor first and foremost, but I love filmmaking.

You can't, no matter what anyone says, build a movie around someone.

Julia Roberts and Sandra Bullock do romantic comedies. I do dark dramas. I do these movies well.