Reed Morano Quotes

I was a cartoonist when I was at university, but I decided to go into movie making knowing that I could still draw by doing movies, design work, story boards, and such.

I want to direct films, because I am a painter and a sculptor and I've done a lot of writing.

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.

I had pictured myself as a filmmaker but I had never pictured myself as a director if that makes any sense at all.

I'm a visual person - when I write, my input is always visual. I worked in television for several years.

I am a novelist turned temporary adventurer, and I chose to write television, movies and plays for much the same reason that Henry Morgan selected the Spanish Main for his peculiar - and not dissimilar - sphere of operations.

I write a lot too, so I would like to write or direct in the future if I can.

I think I would have a better time writing films rather than directing.

I didn't have a burning desire to be a writer or director - writer probably more so, certainly not a director.

I consider myself more of a writer than I do a director.

I have no interest in writing, directing or producing.

I was never interested in being powerful or famous. But once I got to film school and learned about movies, I just fell in love with it. I didn't care what kind of movies I made.

I started acting when I was really young. I knew I wanted to be in the industry in other ways. I knew that I wanted to do more than just act. I don't know that I knew it was screenwriting, but I just knew that I wanted to be involved.

I started making 8mm films when I was 13, so I've been directing for 21 years.

I started making my own short films as a way of being able to give myself something to do and to study my craft.

I didn't have a dream of being a press secretary, I had a dream of being a playwright; I had a dream of being a novelist and a poet.

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

I don't think there's any connection between my journalism career and my film career. They are two totally different mediums and very different skills.

The journalism school helped me develop writing skills, and I had been enjoying cartooning from a very young age. My interest in puppetry, however, came much later.

I think I might want to get into development, as in developing my own sort of piece, whether it be for the stage or the big screen or for television.

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

I was attracted to filmmaking in college because of my love of storytelling. You can have such an impact and reach a broader audience than conventional journalism.

I discovered that, in order to write a magnificent piece, you should shoot the images because once you are filming, you are writing the script in your mind.

I enjoy looking at words on paper and visualizing how to make them come to life. As a director, the creative process is really amazing.

When I grow up, I still want to be a director.