Taylor Swift's path to directing: 'It came out of necessity'
0Taylor Swift has spoken about her journey to directing, saying it "came out of necessity". The singer, who has directed around 10 music videos and one short film, was speaking to fellow director Martin McDonagh for Variety's Directors on Directors series.
Swift's short film, All Too Well: The Short Film, is an adaptation of her 2012 song "All Too Well" and stars Stranger Things actor Sadie Sink and Dylan O'Brien. The film has already earned multiple awards, including an MTV Video Music Award.
When asked if she had always wanted to direct, Swift said: "No, I always wanted to tell stories. I have always written stories, poetry, songs. And I think this just grew out of that storytelling. And the more I did it, the more I loved it."
McDonagh then questioned if Swift's path to directing came from knowing she could do a "better job than the person who was actually doing it". Swift laughed and said: "This actually came out of necessity. I was writing my videos for years, and I had a video that was a very specific concept I had written [2019's The Man], which was that I wanted to be prosthetically turned into a man and live my life as a man.
"And I wanted a female director to direct it. And the few that I reached out to were fortunately booked. We like it when women work. So I was like, 'I could do it, maybe'. And when I did direct, I just thought, 'This is actually more fulfilling than I ever could have imagined'."
The Oscar-winning director then asked if directing came to Swift "almost by accident". She replied: "It was, sort of. I'm just inching my way along toward taking on more responsibility."
Next, Swift is set to direct her first feature-length film with Searchlight Pictures. Most recently, she selected verified fans for a second chance at purchasing tickets to her 2023 Eras Tour following the Ticketmaster fiasco.
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