I'm from the 'less is more' school. I had to be in the 'more is more' zone with 'Dallas Buyers Club', so I was out of my comfort zone, but I had to trust that.
From Jean-Marc Vallee
In a career, when you hit 40 and you've done a lot of this and that, you want to try some new things. I feel like that as a director, too, from one film to the other.
When I see great film, I have this feeling of 'Oh, wow! Wasn't that great? Wasn't that good?' I want to do something. I want to scream and go out there and participate and embrace life.
I look back, and I've got a couple of films, and I'm happy.
I couldn't stand still at a desk for another year. I wanted to go out there and make films.
I'm always aiming for some magic in films if I can find a mystical quality either in a song or in a moment or a character's intention.
Trust the acting.
As a director, try to be humble and not to overdo it, not overcoverage and over-covering the scene.
Just film what's there, trust what came before, one hour before, and make it easy.
You've got to trust your instincts, your judgment and trust the storytelling that came before and the quality of the acting with the emotion.
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