Iain De Caestecker Quotes

I grew up torturing friends and family by making super-8 and VHS epics.

When I was little, I had this old video camera, and I set it up, and I would pretend that I was on comedy shows and soap operas and things like that.

I was writing, directing, and editing my own films as a young kid with my parents' video camera.

When I was a little kid - and even still - I loved magic tricks. When I saw how movies got made - at least had a glimpse when I went on the Universal Studios tour with my grandfather, I remember feeling like this was another means by which I could do magic.

I love directing.

I don't make movies because I love to act. I make movies because I like to make movies, and I like to be a part of that process.

You want to enjoy making a movie - it's a wonderful, collaborative thing.

I've always loved movies since I was a kid. I loved how they could make me happy, sad, or just show me different parts of the world and people. So when I was about six, I decided that that was what I wanted to do: make movies.

I just like to act and write and produce. To me, making movies is the ultimate goal.

Performing has always been something I wanted to do. My dad had a video camera and I loved being in front of it.

I want to continue to make beautiful movies. The most important thing is to be a part of beautiful stories, that's all I want. So I don't care if it's a Hollywood movie or an independent movie or a Spanish or American movie. I care about telling stories.

I took a film course in grade ten that made me want to direct, and I've always been making short films and home videos with my friends, so it's definitely something I wanna pursue as well.

Growing up, I spent a lot of time on film sets all over the world.

When you're so passionate about cinema, the idea to direct your own film is really appealing.

I'm at my happiest when I'm on a movie set. It's like therapy for me.

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.

Music is always there, but if you're asking me my first love, it's film.

I was so young, and making movies, going to the studio every morning at dawn was magic.

I love making movies, but there's nothing like being in front of an audience.

If I were a young man today, I might be lured into the moviemaking industry. You can really make a statement there.

My brother has endless footage of us as kids because he had a video camera when we were growing up. The trippiest part was my younger self predicting my future path, like a truth-seer.

I really, really loved making 'This Is My Life' and 'Now and Then.'

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

The only actor-director I have worked with in my career is my brother in his film 'Dillagi,' and he got the best out of me.

Since when I was little, I would always write a script and tell my sister, 'Read this line. I'm going to film it.'