Entertainment Music Taylor Swift Talks Overcoming 'Imposter Syndrome' as a Director, Says She'd Like to Make a Feature Film "Once I started directing music videos, I didn't not want to do it," said Swift during a screening of All Too Well: The Short Film at the 2022 Tribeca Festival By Jack Irvin Jack Irvin Jack Irvin has over five years of experience working in digital journalism, and he’s worked at PEOPLE since 2022. Jack started in the industry with internships at Rolling Stone and Entertainment Tonight, and he worked as a freelance writer for publications including Bustle, MTV News, Shondaland, L’Officiel USA, Ladygunn, Flood and PopCrush before joining PEOPLE. In his current role, Jack covers daily music news and has interviewed both up-and-coming and established artists including Dolly Parton, Michelle Branch, Ashanti, Cyndi Lauper, Normani, Carly Rae Jepsen and Coco Jones. People Editorial Guidelines Published on June 11, 2022 08:56PM EDT Taylor Swift. Photo: Raymond Hall/GC Taylor Swift has big dreams as a filmmaker. During a screening of All Too Well: The Short Film held at the Beacon Theater in New York City as part of the 2022 Tribeca Festival, Swift spoke about overcoming "imposter syndrome" as a music video director and revealed she'd like to write and direct a full-length feature film in the future. Speaking to filmmaker Mike Mills, the 32-year-old singer-songwriter opened up about her experience venturing into directing with music videos like "The Man," "Cardigan," and "Willow," and how it led to the creation of All Too Well: The Short Film, which she wrote and directed. "I was always very curious. I was always looking, and learning, and trying to absorb as much as I possibly could," she remarked. "A few music videos [into my career], I just started going into the edit, and making changes. Taylor Swift Will Screen All Too Well: The Short Film and Give a Talk at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival "It started with meddling, and it went from meddling with the edit to then writing the treatments for the music videos… That was almost ten years ago," recalled Swift, noting that she'd often conceptualize her own music videos before handing the work off to a seasoned director — until 2019's "The Man." After writing its video treatment, she attempted to hire a female director, but none that she knew were available: "All my favorite female directors were booked and busy, which is great. We love that." Swift was filming 2020's Miss Americana documentary at the time, received advice from its director, Lana Wilson, and ended up directing "The Man" herself, which sparked a new creative desire for the singer-songwriter. "Once I started directing music videos, I didn't not want to do it." From Her Creative Process to the Secret to a Perfect Burrito: What We Learned from Taylor Swift's Miss Americana Jane Rosenthal, Tyalor Swift, Sadie Sink, Paula Weinstein, Dylan O'Brien, and Mike Mills. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty for Tribeca Festival However, she had to overcome self-doubt before officially considering herself a director. "I think I had this imposter syndrome in my head saying, 'No, you don't do that. Other people do that who went to school to [direct],'" explained Swift. Mills, 63, then admitted he didn't go to school for directing either, which relieved Swift. "Oh! It's fantastic to know that. That makes me feel better," she said. "Don't you feel like it's an amazing exercise in trusting gut instinct? There are so many decisions you have to make," continued Swift. "Saying 'I don't know' or 'I'm not sure' really isn't an option most of the time." Taylor Swift. ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty "It can be, if said the right way," he replied. "Maybe that's just being a female director," Swift quipped. Taylor Swift Releases All Too Well The Short Film: 'Feel Your Feelings' Dylan O'Brien, Taylor Swift, Sadie Sink. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Since writing and directing All Too Well: The Short Film, which stars Sadie Sink and Dylan O'Brien, she's developed bigger dreams for herself as a filmmaker. "It would be so fantastic to write and direct a feature," revealed Swift, adding that she'd approach a full-length project the same way she approached the short film. "I don't see it being bigger in terms of scale. I loved making a film that was so intimate with a crew that was relatively small, just a really solid group of people that I trusted." Taylor Swift. Evan Agostini/Shutterstock In November 2021, Swift released the 13-minute short film, which serves as a music video to "All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version)," an extended take on the fan-favorite song from 2012's Red featured on last year's Red (Taylor's Version) — the latest album in her ongoing series of re-recordings.