As a stunt guy, you become a mini-director. You're talking to actors about performance.
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There's a lot of directing within the stunt coordinator's job.
Stunt coordinating is a good training ground for directing because you have exposure to all the departments in film.
Film is a collaborative art form. I don't know why you wouldn't recognize the stunt performers.
As an actor, you're in the hands of producers and directors. It's important to find out who you're working with.
Just because the rest of the people in Hollywood don't do their stunts doesn't mean I don't.
For me, I guess I'm the acting equivalent of somebody that jumps off buildings and parachutes.
Most of the early part of an actor's career, you do the jobs you get.
Roles make the actor.
Whatever it takes, the job of the director is to be the leader and to get your actors where they need to go. That's a philosophy that I have.
I like the fact that I can do stunts, but I don't think of myself as a stunt guy. Those guys are really good at what they do.
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