Directorial Debut Quotes

I do have aspirations when it comes to directing, I suppose, but in a sort of a vague way. It would probably come about if I found a project that I really felt passionate about.

I'd love to direct, and I think I'd be a great director, but... I've been approved by the studio to direct, which I think is a cool jump of faith for them. Or proof that they're really stupid. But I don't think so.

I've done lots of films with first directors, so it's not unusual for me.

I became a director by accident. M.S. Raju garu asked me to direct a movie, and I said OK. It all happened in 5 minutes.

I really never imagined that I could ever even direct anything, so 'Girls Like Girls' was co-directed.

I've been very lucky to debut with Yashraj films, then being directed by Karan Johar and now Amol Gupte.

When you hear that you're going to be working with a first-time director, sometimes that can be a concern to people.

I really like my first movie a lot, 'Kicking and Screaming.' I think it's a - I'm very pleased and proud of that movie, but it wasn't the - it wasn't 'Citizen Kane' right out of the box, you know? It wasn't 'Sex, Lies and Videotape.'

Campbell [Scott] also directed me in a film with Hope Davis called Final. That was the first thing we did together, but I've known him for years.

Eric McCormack is directing talent waiting to happen.

A lot of people enjoyed the film 'Haywire' and a lot of people have mixed feelings on it but regardless, a lot of people have said really wonderful things about it being my first experience, that the fighting they absolutely enjoyed. So I think I've gotten a lot more fans, actually.

I have been enormously lucky. My first role was in a great film by a woman director.

I was the leading star in 1945. I slowed down my pace of acting assignments after I came into direction.

I will direct one day, but I have a feeling that it will be very limited.

I know that Madonna is not a first-time filmmaker, but I have worked with a lot of first time filmmakers and I have worked with a lot of inexperienced film directors so that never has particularly worried me - I find it quite exciting - but I have never worked with a director who has had so little experience of directing who was so prepared.

A very, very impressive director, Tomas Alfredson. It's only his second film [ 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'], but he's a real find.

I think I'd be too scared to direct my first movie and put myself in the center.

At one point of time, I would like to shoulder a film on myself.

I think a first-time director always has to convince a lot of people that they're ready to do it.

As far as getting my start, it was really Norman Lear, even aside from being on 'All in the Family.' He helped me get my start as a director. He was the one who said, 'Let him do 'Spinal Tap.' Let him give it a try,' because I had been trying for years to get that thing off the ground.

I think the big evolutionary step for me is directing my own movies.

I wonder if Louis Ferreira would be interested in directing.

Angel was the first Irish feature film. Neil's first movie and my first movie.

It just so happened that J.C.[Chandor] was a first-time feature director, and his script was exactly the kind of thing we were looking for.

The five directors in '5 Sundarikal' experimented, and it was a very personal exercise. Amal, Anwar, Aashiq, and Sameer have done things that they have never done before. Debutant Shyju has also made a beautiful film.