Adam Rapp Quotes

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

Insofar as I'm good at directing, it's because I've become a writer.

Directing a movie precludes me from being involved in any greater way. But, the job was never to do more, it was always to enable. Sometimes as a producer, you're creating and writing it, or sometimes you're writing and directing it, or other times you're there from the very beginning.

I have stories that I'd like to maybe one day consider directing, but you need a lot of time to write and put it together.

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.

Of the 60 movies I wrote, more than half were written in two weeks or less.

I think that as a director, especially when it comes to writing the script, which I also do, and I'm also the first one to visualize this story, I think contributing to the film industry means I'm able to take the best of a story and translate it well into a movie that can be released in theaters.

The sensibility I brought to directing was similar to what I bring when I write.

I started writing screenplays myself and eventually directing.

When you're actually making a film, it's just people on your back all the time wanting stuff and you're constantly having to it deal with them. It's probably the most time consuming of all the arts, but I do love it because it is a great mix of visual art and music and writing.

With directing, you have to wake up early, which stinks, but you get to hang out with the crew, you're laughing, you're active, and you're working with the actors. It's just more fun than writing. Writing is very hard.

I always loved movies, but I never thought I would presume to be a screenwriter and definitely not a director. I spent a lot of time for no money trying to teach myself how to write a script. It always felt like everybody was looking the other way and sneaking that script through the system, but it did well later on video and got another chance.

I have no interest in writing, directing or producing.

Part of being a filmmaker is also being a craftsman.

I didn't have the time to literally write and draw the strip at the same time.

It's a juggernaut, yeah... but I'm not phased by making movies.

Anybody can direct, but there are only eleven good writers.

I just don't see very many films. Because I make them.

You can act in five, six, or seven films in the time it takes to direct one film.

When I went to Sundance for 'Afternoon Delight,' I came back feeling like I wanted to take my experience that I learned from directing and bring that into a series.

The only way you can learn about making films is by making them, by putting your stamp on the thing.

Very often, things that people may think come from the writer, very often don't. There's a lot of cooks in the kitchen when it comes to making a movie. When you hear a line of dialogue that sounds kind of tinny, it's pretty easy to cite the screenwriter. But there's a lot of stuff that goes into making a movie.

I think writing is the most underrated thing in Hollywood.

My M.F.A was in directing, and all the films I've made, for film school and after, I've written, directed and shot.

As far as I'm concerned, I make movies.