A Quote by Jamie Foxx

I want to be the person who eventually doesn't have to be in front of the camera. I can be behind the camera and really change things cinematically, and this is giving me an opportunity to do something behind the camera, which I really want to maximize.

Jamie Foxx

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Jamie Foxx
American - Actor
Born: December 13, 1967

The reality is, because of access to film, you don't have a lot of black people who want to go behind the camera. We raise our children to want to be in front of the camera and shine, and that's on us.

Michael Ealy

I'm really into both sides of the industry - in front of the camera and behind the camera. I love the business side of it; I love all of the contracts and negotiating and the different connections that you can make.

Sydney Sweeney

I do films to be behind the camera, not in front of the camera. I'm sure I say very intimate things about myself in all my films, but it's better to say it not too directly, to be hidden behind a woman.

Francois Ozon

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.

Brody Jenner

I've discovered that being behind the camera is more fascinating. If I had to choose a profession today, it would have been something behind the camera.

Sonali Bendre

I'm clearly not meant to be in front of the camera. I'm really not meant for anything but behind the camera.

Cary Fukunaga

Looking into my future, I don't always want to be in front of the camera. I want to be behind the camera and bring to life those family members of mine or people that I knew or the kids I grew up. I want people to know the different facets of black people, brown people, all people.

Keke Palmer

I have a lot of appreciation for what people do in front of the camera as well as behind the camera. I don't think I could like one without the other. Eventually, I think the road will lead me down to producing or directing, because it's more about problem solving.

Masi Oka

Being behind a camera, in front of the camera, is my own little deconstructionist niche.

Joshua Leonard

I am very proud of my husband, both behind the camera and in front of the camera.

Pauletta Pearson Washington

All I kept thinking about was, "Man, he's so relaxed onstage! I'm never going to be that relaxed! I'm clearly not meant to be in front of the camera. I'm really not meant for anything but behind the camera."

Cary Fukunaga

It's not just the actor in front of the camera. And it's important to have respect for all those people that work behind the camera.

Dacre Montgomery

It doesn't matter if they're in front of the camera or behind the camera. I know women who are producers who are surviving on nothing but juice and almonds.

Diablo Cody

For me, being a complete artist means not necessarily just being in front of the camera, but being behind the camera or being the originator or creator of something.