Jackie Chan Quotes

All the films I do, I write the scripts, I direct.

I like to produce my own movies.

Every actor wants to direct.

I had never thought of myself as a director and found out that I was not. I am a writer who was able to direct the films that I write.

The filmmaking process is a team effort. A screenwriter cannot possibly do exactly what he wants as if he was writing a novel.

I'm in awe of directors like the Coen brothers who can shoot their script and edit it, and that's the movie. They're not discovering the movie in postproduction. They're editing the script they shot.

I'm glad I took the leap away from acting into going behind the camera because it's much more satisfying - I love acting and I still do, but it's much more satisfying to be able to make the stuff.

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

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 want to get into producing and writing more for myself - setting up my own films and seeing what kind of personal touch I can put on movies, as opposed to just being in them.

You're always just trying to make your film, tell the story you're trying to tell - best you can, you know.

The kind of work I do and the films I believe in, I had to take charge of making that kind of cinema.

I would like to produce, and eventually, I would like to direct.

I just make movies and hope people appreciate them.

I always think that the writer is doing the vast majority of the director's work, in a sense. If you're a writer who is also going to direct, you're doing all your preparation: You're already visualizing everything, you're imagining how the lines are going to be read, you see the blocking in your head, and you know the rhythm and the pacing.

I love working with actors. I love visual things. I always intended to be a writer who directs and a director who writes.

I am a writer who was able to direct the films that I write.

It's my passion, that's what I wanna do, it's the end goal, that's what I crave every second of the day is to be working on a production but also to be the person leading the production and guiding the pacing of the storytelling.

The filmmaker is really important to me: it could be their first film; it's not just about their reputation, but I have to really believe in them.

Even with college, the reason I wanted to go so badly is because I wanted to major in film. I want to take screenwriting classes and learn more about behind the scenes stuff, because I love people like Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig who are able to write a lot of their own material and be so involved in everything they do.

I want to write, direct, produce, but in steps. I want to take steps. I don't want to just jump in because I sold a lot of records and just feel like I can jump into the movie world. Naw, I want to learn the movie world like I learned the music world.

The reason I wanted to start directing is that as an actor I felt I came into a job late. There's a whole team of people who have been working on it for months before you start. You have this really intense period of filming and then you leave it, knowing that the director will work on it for another few months.

Filmmaking is the ultimate team sport.

I do love directing. It's probably my favorite thing that I do.

And I may often question choices I make as a producer. But I've never questioned the choices I make as a director.