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Obviously, in theatre, you work chronologically, so you kind of know where your emotions are supposed to be, and you're always on top of things, and as an actor, you always know what's coming next.

Contrast of emotions is definitely something interesting that you like to do as an actor.

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.

Actors are part of a certain percentage of people on this planet who have an emotional vocabulary as a primary experience. It's as if their life is experienced emotionally and then that is translated intellectually or conceptually into the performance.

You're always dealing with emotions as an actor.

The stories that I like to tell and the movies I like are always grounded in the emotional arc of the characters.

I guess every actor has certain emotions they can access easier than others.

You need the actors to feel as much ownership of the performance and the direction of the story as you do to get the most out of everyone's potential. Part of it is just making sure we all have the same vision.

There is a comfort zone of knowing where things are going and having characters in place, but the action gets more and more dramatic and is very challenging to describe.