Usually in features, I'm the lead. I consider the director the captain, but I consider myself the first mate, and it's up to me to keep in contact with the heart of the crew.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Directors are the captains of the ship, and it's your job as the lead actor to make sure that the rest of the cast understand that by doing whatever he says.
A good director has to be a captain - he has to work with a lot of people every day.
I always say that I'm not the director, I'm part of the team.
I think, at the end of the day, filmmaking is a team, but eventually there's got to be a captain.
When I work on a film, I always tend to relate to the crew.
Being the vice-captain, you see a lot of things on the field. You have to try and help the captain as much as you can and lead by example on the field. Small things like getting a run-out or taking a catch makes the other boys try and lift their standards. So yes, I do have an important role, even if I'm not captain.
It varies, but in my experience, directors who are the most comfortable with themselves and confident in their work give you and everybody on the crew the freedom and the space to create.
As an actor... at some point you've got to forget that the crew's there in order to do your job.
I don't wilt easily, and a director can't either. He's the captain of the ship and he's got to be in total control. He also has to have respect for the people he's working for. From being an actor and being on a set my whole life, I'm very comfortable there. And I'm not afraid.
There is an isolated experience to being a director. It's very communal because there's a crew, but it's only you. You're the one on the hook.