Jamie Lee Curtis Quotes

I had fun doing it, but acting ain't really my thing. I am more of a production/director type. I would rather be behind the scenes and organizing and putting things together like that.

Movie making is really, it's a director's medium, it's not even so much an actor's medium.

I want to try and be as involved in the art of filmmaking as possible. I feel that the only way to really do that is to take on as many roles as possible, whether it be as an actor, an editor, a director, a cinematographer.

I love being on set, because I've basically grown up on a set. And now I love to contribute as a director and help steer the ship, if you will.

Any time you talk about the look of the film, it's not just the director and the director of photography. You have to include the costume designer and the production designer.

The reason why I wanted to direct is because there are personal stories that I want to tell, but also because I love every part of movie making - from the wardrobe to the set decoration to cinematography.

I don't know why directing is not something I'm interested in.

I fell in love with the whole process of making a movie. I loved the sets. I loved watching the actors and the crew.

My job is going to be to direct the film - I'm going to do it. And that's where my job ends.

Being movie director you've got the art department, you've got the actors, you've got the camera department, you've got make-up and hair, and props. You've got your finger in all these pies, and you're making sure that everything cooks at the right temperature.

My directors of photography light my films, but the colours of the sets, furnishings, clothes, hairstyles - that's me. Everything that's in front of the camera, I bring you.

Music is where I have the most creative freedom, but I love producing. To me, that's kind of where all the action is. You get a chance to have your hands in every aspect of a film. From picking a director, sometimes picking a writer, to the actors, the wardrobe, set design, editing, music, and marketing.

Most screenplays depend primarily on the vision of a director.

I'm definitely moving more towards directing now.

I think you cannot make films without choosing everything.

I still have my talent to produce and direct.

My wife Victoria Harwood was art director on 'Far North,' and she had designed my student film, 'The Sheep Thief.'

As far as writing or directing a film, I've worked with enough people who have done that that I know it's just a whole other level of responsibility and chaos and murder that I could not see happening. For now, I'm just going to see what comes. I know what I like and what direction I have.

Filmmaking is a very complex form - ya know, acting, lighting, screenwriting, storytelling, music, editing - all these things have to come together.

I realized the exciting place was behind the camera with the producer, director and so on.

I'd love to direct more.

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

I was in Japan, and my assistant director had worked with Kurosawa. I used quite of number of Kurosawa's crew.

I view filmmaking as a director's medium.

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.