"Pick up a camera. Shoot something. No matter how small, no matter how cheesy, no matter whether your friends and your sister star in it. Put your name on it as director. Now you're a director. Everything after that you're just negotiating your budget and your fee."
James Cameron
"The funniest thing is that all the things every director goes through, I thought I could shortcut, but there was no getting around those issues."
George Clooney