You get to the middle of a take that's going really well and the camera will run out of film. They have to stop you, apologize and then you've got to get things going all over again.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
When you shoot a movie, the camera is always taking, taking, taking and not giving anything back.
You're not allowed to mess up in theater, and if you do, it is going to be embarrassing. But in film, if you make a mistake you just do it over again. You can just do another take.
As the lead of a movie, you really set the tone off-camera as well, and that's a really big responsibility.
You don't want to be the guy whose back's to the camera in the emotional part of the movie. So, you have to be aware of the camera movement and what the camera's doing.
You do a film for a short time period - you put it all out there and move on.
There are times when you're working with film people when you have to say, 'If the camera were on you, what you're doing would be perfect'.
Filming is a witnessing process. You don't try to control it, even though sometimes you wish you could because it can go really, really wrong for you.
You play a part, and as soon as a movie is over and the camera stops, you go home and you're not really responsible for what you've done.
When I watch a film I get swept away. I don't really watch the camera.
On television, you have an intimate moment with the camera. In theater, you are making something live with people there. My brain doesn't understand that you don't get another take ever. I'm finally learning on TV that you can do something over if you make a mistake.