Taylor Swift Reveals Why She's 'Making More Albums At A More Rapid Pace'

Taylor Swift feels happier releasing music more often than she did in her 20s.

The "Anti-Hero" hitmaker, 33, recently sat down with acclaimed British filmmaker and playwright Martin McDonagh, chatting with him for Variety's annual "Directors On Directors" series.

When the "Banshees of Inisherin" director asked Swift how her songwriting process had evolved over the years, Swift shared that she feels "more free" to create new music in her 30s than she did in her 20s and that has resulted in more frequent releases.

"I definitely feel more free to create now," she shared. "And I'm making more albums at a more rapid pace than I ever did before, because I think the more art you create, hopefully the less pressure you put on yourself."

Swift, who has released four new records and two re-recorded albums over the past three years, acknowledged that "everybody's different" and artists work at different speeds when it comes to creation. However, she said she feels more accomplished when she's creating things more often.

"There are people who put an album out every five years and it's brilliant and that's the way they work. And I have full respect for that. But I'm happier when I'm making things more often," she explained.

Swift went on to say that she doesn't have a daily schedule carved out for her creative projects, noting that her ideas "kind of [push] through without asking permission."

She also shared that there's no single formula when it comes to her songwriting process.

"Sometimes it's a fragment of a melody that has a lyric on it already. Sometimes it's just a line and I'll write it down and I'll use it later. Sometimes it's a melody that I have to go to the piano and then record and remember it. But the more that I'm writing, the more those ideas come. I'm just going with it," she explained.

In the interview, the two also talked about their latest projects as directors, which for Swift was her short film for "All Too Well (10 Minute Version)," starring Sadie Sink and Dylan O'Brien.

"I wrote it knowing I wanted it to be a short. I wanted to treat it differently than I'd ever treated a music video. ... I wrote it with Sadie Sink and Dylan O'Brien in mind," Swift revealed.

Swift announced last week that she will direct her first full-length feature film with Searchlight Pictures. She wrote an original script, which will be produced by the Oscar-winning studio behind "Nomadland" and "The Shape of Water," according to Variety.

During her chat with McDonagh, Swift also talked about her transition from being a singer to a director. According to the pop superstar, her singing career influenced the way she directs music videos or short films.

"Every aspect of my job as a singer has affected the way that I am as a director," she explained. "I've occasionally been in a film for very short periods of time. I really want someone to feel comfortable. If they want to be able to look at the monitor, or they want to know how it's set up, they should be able to. But I think it's helpful when people know what story it is they're telling. I've been part of things where you didn't know the script, and no one knew what the story was."

"And so as much as I like to be secretive about projects I'm making," she concluded, "you have to trust the people that you're making something with to let them know this is exactly why this matters."