Saroyan wrote a movie treatment and a screenplay that he was asked to direct.

Being asked to direct several plays that I turned down, and which went on to be big successes.

John Huston expressed dismay that he had not been asked to direct the film.

I didn't see Neil again until he called to ask me to direct the screen version.

If you stop a German in the street and ask him to direct you to a certain place, he shows no sign of feeling offended.

He added that the writer should ask her fellow board members to direct the agent to provide the records she needs.

People were grabbed off the streets and asked to direct the searchers to the place.

And now he has been asked to direct postproduction in London.

John Waters was asked to direct, but refused because he did not write the script.

I ask him to direct his attention to that.