Zal Batmanglij Quotes

Making a movie like 'Felony' is hard work because you're really putting your own ideas on the screen. You can't hide behind some other person's script; you're saying, 'This is my brain, and I want you to know what I think'.'

With me, I probably work a lot more than people assume I do, but people don't realize how much work goes into writing and producing and making a movie.

I want to make my own films from my own scripts based on stories I want to tell, but they take time to put together.

I don't actually sit down and write, but I just have a lot of different ideas about films and making movies.

No other aspect of filmmaking has tempted me to do a film other than the script and the story itself.

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.

The time it would take me to write a screenplay it would take me the time to make two films. I would rather make the movies, and I'm a better moviemaker than I would be writer.

More often than not, the experience of shooting the movie has been disappointing and the end product has been a mere shadow of what I hoped it would be. But immersing myself in the story - that's what I like best of all.

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

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

I love making movies and hope to write my own screenplay someday and do some producing and be behind-the-scenes as well.

I love making movies.

I like acting, but I like filmmaking better. I went to film school. I want to make films.

I originally went to school to be a filmmaker. And so it's a big part of how I think and how I write. And it inspires me a lot.

I don't know how anyone ever makes a good movie. It's a miracle every time.

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.

A movie is very different when you're writing the script and you're building a story compared to what the final product is.

There is so much that I love about all aspects of making a film or a TV show.

Part of being a filmmaker is also being a craftsman.

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

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.

Acting is always going to be number one, but what I learned in film school, I want to make that happen too, so I'm going to actually start working on my own.

One day I had an idea for a movie. Everything came after that.

A great screenplay makes everybody step up to the bar and deliver.

Making a movie is a lot of problem solving.