I like actors that are good with pantomime and that can transmit a lot by their presence and attitude more than through their dialogue.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I like actors who, when you see them on screen, you sense a person, not just an actor.
I love actors. I love working with actors. I really enjoy the process. I love having those in-depth discussions about the interior of their character, and actors really love to discuss that, too. I could talk about that for days with them. They love that, and I love that.
I like it when actors get an opportunity to chew into something. They love scenes with beginnings, middles, and ends - scenes that give an arc to their characters and allow audiences to get to know these people.
I can talk endlessly about characters, or why someone did this or that, and what that dynamic and interaction is. I really love it, and I think that actors really respond positively to the fact that I like to talk about that stuff, because I'm not sure that all directors do.
I really like to hear actors talk about acting, but I don't really like hearing myself talk.
One of the things I love about directing is I love actors, because no matter how complex they are, once you get down to working and talking to them and the toughest guy will want you to open them up and he wants to show you stuff he was afraid to show anybody before.
I love actors.
My favorite actors are people who I don't know anything about, and I can project any character onto them.
I love involving actors at all levels - and they have to know that I want to hear their contributions, with dialogue, with story suggestions, with script changes, whatever.
There is such a thing as my kind of actor, and how well they pull off my dialogue is a very, very important part of it.