directing

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Part of her course was creative writing - something she had always enjoyed from the days of "writing plays and being really bossy, directing my brother and making him act them out".

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Bateman’s previous Emmy nominations encompass acting, directing and producing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

"There was no version of this where I wasn't the one directing that I would personally be open to," he said.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Does our society still have a coherent understanding of the human person capable of directing technological power toward genuinely human ends?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Welles insisted on controlling set design, costumes, and props, as well as directing and acting.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow