Paul Morrissey Quotes

I think I'm better behind the camera than I am in front.

I'm much happier behind the camera.

I'd grab the camera and tell people what to do, and when I was 14, someone told me that it was called directing.

The biggest difference for me was that I operated almost every frame on 'Mudbound,' and I didn't operate on 'Black Panther.'

I am very much open to doing cinematography for any talented filmmaker, if the script is good.

I really enjoy being behind the camera. A ton of projects I've done that are my most favorite projects would be where I actually executive produce and I'm behind the camera.

I prefer working behind the camera.

I remember thinking, I want to work for the camera.

People who are good at film have a relationship with the camera.

I knew that I'd end up directing because I'm so hands-on with my films.

I made the intentional choice to step behind the camera.

I'd like to direct myself but I'm a cinephile and I also would like to just step behind the camera and be on the other end of making movies.

I am not born to make dreamy movies.

I was speaking to Ridley Scott the other day and he makes a film every 18 months. He's amazing really.

I'm one of the few directors that actually shoots a lot in camera.

When you create a movie, you create something in your image.

I would always direct my own stuff in Mexico.

In my own life, I've written scripts that I want to direct, so I would love to take my own creativity in a way where I could tell my own story. That does inspire me, the idea of becoming a director.

I've always wanted to be behind the camera in some capacity.

I was in film school as an undergrad with a focus on directing. Once I started working on shoots, I realized, 'Oh, I really like this cinematography thing.'

Everything that is somehow related to direction and filmmaking fascinates me, like cinematography.

My entire career has been behind the camera, and that's definitely where I'm most comfortable.

When I was in college, I wanted to study film. My first passion was to be a cinematographer. So maybe there's something innate in my music where it partners well with images.

I always knew I wanted to make movies since I was around eleven. I never thought of it as wanting to do straight-up comedy. Even now, I don't see things in terms of genre.

I studied English in college and approached filmmaking from a writing background while trying to learn as much as I could about the technical side of things by making shorts and a webseries.